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Comment by DonHopkins

7 years ago

If I had my way you'd be able to define new kernel modules by downloading a few lines of PostScript. ;) Ok, JavaScript these days. But you know what I mean.

I think spectre killed any future attempt to run sandboxed untrusted code in a previleged domain.

postscript is the cutest language i have ever learnt. I'd love to be able to use it more.

  • It's essentially RPN Lisp (with dynamic binding, via the dictionary stack). NeWS had an OOP package that used the dict stack to implement a very Smalltalk-like object system with multiple inheritance, which could dynamically define methods and properties in objects and classes, etc.

    • May I ask if there are experimental systems today that take inspiration from NeWS? You've blogged about OpenLaszlo, but this too is now quite old (and dead).

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