From: ryptyde!mshapiro@nosc.mil (Michael Shapiro)
Subject: Why HOL?
Date: 17 Dec 92 03:42:15 GMT [thread overview]
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Why is Ada called a "High Order Language" (HOL) instead of a
"High Level Language" (HLL) like nearly every other language
I've seen described?
Among explanations I've heard were:
"The DoD likes to order people around, but doesn't want to level
with them."
"Many language studies have measures that measure the level, giving
a continuous range of numbers (c.f., Halstead Numbers). The DoD
doesn't allow this concept and wants things they can count, not measure.
Hence they went with a counting concept of order."
"Because they thought they were inventing something new with Ada and
didn't want to use anyone else's jargon."
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Can anyone help me with the real insights for this terminology question?
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1992-12-17 17:24 Why HOL? Michael Feldman
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