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Received: from kingfisher.CS.Arizona.EDU by cheltenham.cs.arizona.edu; Fri, 18 Jul 1997 15:11:18 MST
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 09:42:14 -0500
From: Charlie Hethcoat <CHETHCOA@oss.oceaneering.com>
To: icon-group@cs.arizona.edu
Subject: The Icon FAQ
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Marc Espie wrote:
>The FAQ hasn't been updated in ages. Were it not for the icon newsletter,
you would believe the language is dead.
I have also wondered about whether the FAQ is being maintained. Each
time I get it, it seems not to have changed (although I haven't done a diff on
it). I think there should be more in it about potential application areas. I will
briefly describe mine, because it does not seem to be mentioned often.
Icon has made an excellent math/engineering programming vehicle for me,
and I have been very pleased with it in that role. I think this is because of a
happy combination of the properties and the stability of the language
definition itself, its solid implementation, and (in no small measure) its
portability and low cost to acquire.
I think that a new paragraph in the FAQ relating to this type of application
would be valuable. It is not now covered, perhaps because it's not really a
"frequently asked question" (but that could be just because newcomers
don't know enough to ask it).
I started to jot down some notes for the FAQ but I haven't finished with them
yet. Meanwhile, if anyone else has some ideas on this topic, by all means
don't wait on me--write them up.
Charles L Hethcoat III
Oceaneering Space Systems, Inc.
16665 Space Center Blvd., Houston, Texas 77058 USA
chethcoa@oss.oceaneering.com