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MDL (programming language)

MDL (Model Development Language, or colloquially also referred to as More Datatypes than Lisp: 3 or MIT Design Language[citation needed]) is a programming language, a descendant of the language Lisp. Its initial purpose was to provide high-level programming language support for the Dynamic Modeling Group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT)…

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Designed by
Gerald Sussman, Carl Hewitt, Chris Reeve, Bruce Daniels
Developer
MIT Project MAC
Family
Lisp
Final release
105 / 1980; 46 years ago (1980)
First appeared
1971; 55 years ago (1971)
Implementation language
MDL

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MDL (programming language)

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Avg. degree1.95
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MDL (programming language)

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Designed by · 1
MDL (programming language) → Gerald Sussman, Carl Hewitt, Chris Reeve, Bruce Daniels
Developer · 1
MDL (programming language) → MIT Project MAC
Family · 1
MDL (programming language) → Lisp
Final release · 1
MDL (programming language) → 105 / 1980; 46 years ago (1980)
First appeared · 1
MDL (programming language) → 1971; 55 years ago (1971)
Implementation language · 1
MDL (programming language) → MDL
License · 1
MDL (programming language) → Open-source
OS · 1
MDL (programming language) → ITS, TENEX, TOPS-20, BSD, AEGIS
Paradigms · 1
MDL (programming language) → Multi-paradigm: functional, procedural, reflective, meta
Platform · 1
MDL (programming language) → PDP-10, VAX, Apollo/Domain

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MDL (programming language)Designed byGerald Sussman, Carl Hewitt, Chris Reeve, Bruce Daniels1.00infobox
MDL (programming language)DeveloperMIT Project MAC1.00infobox
MDL (programming language)FamilyLisp1.00infobox
MDL (programming language)Final release105 / 1980; 46 years ago (1980)1.00infobox
MDL (programming language)First appeared1971; 55 years ago (1971)1.00infobox
MDL (programming language)Implementation languageMDL1.00infobox
MDL (programming language)LicenseOpen-source1.00infobox
MDL (programming language)OSITS, TENEX, TOPS-20, BSD, AEGIS1.00infobox
MDL (programming language)ParadigmsMulti-paradigm: functional, procedural, reflective, meta1.00infobox
MDL (programming language)PlatformPDP-10, VAX, Apollo/Domain1.00infobox
MDL (programming language)ScopeStatic, lexical1.00infobox
MDL (programming language)Typing disciplineDynamic, strong1.00infobox

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