HL(ID:6731/hl:002)
Handheld Language
References:
Ward, B D "A Scripting Language For Handheld Computers" PhD Uni Chicago, 2002 view details
Abstract: Application development for handheld computers is currently available only to those with significant programming experience who are willing to invest a significant amount of effort into a project. However, when one observes typical applications for handheld computers, these programs are not extremely complicated. This thesis introduces a new scripting language for handheld computers called HL. Drawing from traditional scripting languages and embedded document markup languages, HL simplifies programming and keeps many of the platform-specific details from the programmer. The programming environment draws ideas from dynamic content generation languages for the Web, such as PHP. In addition to an overview of the language, example programs are provided to show that HL significantly reduces the amount of work involved in programming. Code size is often reduced more than tenfold; the largest improvements are in display configuration, string manipulation, and event handling.
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