From:	Ojaste,James [NCR] James.Ojaste@**.GC.CA
Subject:	[semi-OT] programming languages' evolution
Date:	Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:23:52 -0500

Mark A. Imbriaco wrote:
> > So, some of the languages I've used (I'll try to stick to the most
> > common usage - most people don't use a C interpreter, for example,
> > although at least one exists):
> >
> > Pascal compiled, libraries, shared, low-level
> > Scheme interpreted, libraries, mid-level
>
> Perl compiled then interpreted, libraries, shared, high-level, pseudo-OO
>
> Can't forget that one. :-)
>
Doh! Didn't mean to... I intended specifically to include that.
*sigh*

I'm not entirely convinced that Perl is high-level. It allows you to
do all sorts of wonky stuff, but it also allows you to do lots of
lower-level stuff.

Perl is also *both* compiled and interpreted, though not in series
(I'm counting Pcode as interpreted, but Perl2C counts as compiling).

James Ojaste