>>>>> "Christian" == Christian  <christians / syd.microforte.com.au> writes:

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    Christian> Slightly off-topic (hey, it hasn't stopped me before):
    Christian> why can we not have an interpreted language that is
    Christian> based on C++, not C? Python is C, Ruby is C, Perl is
    Christian> C. What about a language that is built using C++ and
    Christian> C++ principals, where we can extend and enhance in C++?
    Christian> Is there one?

Two, I know of ... no three!

Brain: http://brain.sourceforge.net       (under heavily developement)
Ctalk: http://www.ispras.ru/~knizhnik     (nearly dead)
Self:  http://www.sun.com/research/self   (dead)

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    Christian> Christian.

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