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GLISP users'' manualJanuary 1982
1982 Technical Report
Publisher:
  • Stanford University
  • 408 Panama Mall, Suite 217
  • Stanford
  • CA
  • United States
Published:01 January 1982
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Abstract

GLISP is a high-level, LISP-based language which is compiled into LISP. GLISP provides a powerful abstract datatype facility, allowing description and use of both LISP objects and objects in A.I. representation languages. GLISP language features include PASCAL-like control structures, infix expressions with operators which facilitate list manipulation, and reference to objects in PASCAL-like or English-like syntax. English-like definite reference to features of objects which are in the current computational context is allowed; definite references are understood and compiled relative to a knowledge base of object descriptions. Object-centered programming is supported; GLISP can substantially improve runtime performance of object-centered programs by optimized compilation of references to objects. This manual describes the GLISP language and use of GLISP within INTERLISP.

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  • The University of Texas at Austin

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