Seven More Languages in Seven Weeks

The Origins

True, none of the languages in this book go all of the way back to the origins of computing. Still, we can look at where we want to go and consider the languages that will help us form a better mental image of how to get there. Of the languages in this book, Lua and Factor have the oldest foundations. The other five are much newer. Lua has been around in some form for over 20 years and was formally released some 15 years ago. Factor was created in 2003. After working through those chapters, you can probably appreciate why they’re in this book.

The Power of Prototypes

Though JavaScript programming has exploded, few people understand what prototype programming is all about. JavaScript, in some ways, muddies the waters around programming ...