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FLEX(ID:287/fle003)

Simplification of Simula leading to Smalltalk 

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Country: United States
Designed 1967
Published: 1967
Genus: List
Sammet category: Multi-purpose

Alan Kay Utah 1967/8

FLEX ? A flexible extendable language
M.Sc. thesis

Its use of associations led Kay (in his thesis) compare it to LEAP

Early object-oriented language for the FLEX machine. A simplification of Simula, and a predecessor of Smalltalk.

People:
Structures:
Related languages
ALGOL 60 → FLEX   Influence
EULER → FLEX   Influence
SIMULA 67 → FLEX   Subset
FLEX → PDP FLEX   Implementation
FLEX → SCRIBE   Subset
FLEX → Smalltalk   Evolution of
References:
  • Alan C. Kay (1967) Alan C. Kay "FLEX: an extensible simulation language which can be directly executed by computer" Computer Science Note, September 67, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
  • Kay, Alan C. (1968) Kay, Alan C. "FLEX – A flexible extendable language" M.Sc. thesis 1968 at the University of Utah Extract: traditions
  • Alan C. Kay (1969) Alan C. Kay "The Reactive Engine" Ph.D. thesis 1969 University of Utah Extract: implimentations
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