ALEF
\ɐlˈɛf], \ɐlˈɛf], \ɐ_l_ˈɛ_f]\
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A programming language from Bell Labs. ALEFboasts few new ideas but is instead a careful synthesis ofideas from other languages. The result is a practical generalpurpose programming language which was once displacing C astheir main implementation language. Both shared variablesand message passing are supported through languageconstructs.A window system, user interface, operating systemnetwork code, news reader, mailer and variety of othertools in Plan 9 are now implemented using ALEF.
By Denis Howe
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