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		dreamcompiler 28 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A comparison of Ada and Rust, using solutions to t... Icon (which came from SNOBOL) is one of the few programming languages I consider to embody truly new ideas. (Lisp, Forth, and Prolog are others that come to mind.) Icon is an amazing language and I wish it was better known.

failingforward 27 days ago [–]

You probably know this but, for anyone else who is interested, the easiest way to get a feel for Icon nowadays may be through its descendant Unicon which is available at unicon.org.

aworks 21 days ago | [–]

thanks for the reminder. will give it another try.

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