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Scheme2Js 20070925 has been released. It is a Scheme compiler that emits JavaScript code.

This release includes: support for modules, call/cc support, bug fixes, and other changes.

newLISP 9.2.3 has been released. newLISP is a portable, general purpose, Lisp-like scripting language.

This release includes: enhancements to the newLISP-GS editor, code cleanups, and other changes.

Tcl/Tk 8.5b1 has been released. Tcl is a dynamic, cross-platform scripting language.

This release includes: parser improvements, improved Tcl variable memory efficiency, bug fixes, and other changes.

Lisaac 0.12 has been released. Lissac is a prototype-based, object-oriented language drawing from Self, Smalltalk and Eiffel, and offering features such as contract programming, dynamic inheritance, and blocks.

This is the first stable implementation of the 0.2 language specification.

Hop 1.7.0 has been released. Hop is a higher-order language designed for developing Web applications.

This release includes: WebDAV Level 1 support, new APIs, support for fast server events, and more.

Reva 7.0 has been released. Reva is a Forth implementation running on Windows and Linux.

This release includes: exception handling support, new words and libraries, updated example programs, bug fixes, and other changes.

Tcl/Tk 8.4.16 has been released. Tcl is a dynamic, cross-platform scripting language.

This release includes: Aqua/Tk bug fixes and improvements, the Tcl DTrace provider, bug fixes, and other changes.

The September 23, 2007 edition of the Haskell Weekly News is now available. It summarizes recent development within the Haskell community.

This edition covers topics such as: recent Haskell-related software releases and blog posts, Haskell' developments, library changes, and more.

XRuby 0.3.1 has been released. XRuby compiles Ruby source code to Java bytecode.

This release includes: the inclusion of pre-compiled Ruby standard libraries, and the use of annotation and code generation to bind Java-level methods to Ruby-level methods.

Ruby 1.8.6-p110 has been released. Ruby is a dynamic, cross-platform, object-oriented language.

Ruby 1.8.5-p113 has been released. Ruby is a dynamic, cross-platform, object-oriented language.

It has been announced that the next Toronto Smalltalk User Group meeting will be held on October 1, 2007.

Blocks 0.1 has been released. It is a graphical language, based around draggable blocks.

Ctalk 0.0.12a has been released. Ctalk is an object-oriented extension to C.

This release includes: methods that define instance and class variables in objects, and improved expression analysis in control structures.

Yasm 0.6.2 has been released. Yasm is a modular assembler, allowing for the support of multiple syntaxes, multiple output object formats, multiple instruction sets, and optimizations.

This release includes: AMD SSE4a and SSE5 instruction support, 16-bit float value support, GAS local labels support, bug fixes, and other changes.

The new GNU Smalltalk website has been launched. GNU Smalltalk is a portable, open source Smalltalk-80 implementation.

IKVM 0.36 rc3 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release includes: Class.getModifiers() performance improvements, bug fixes, and other changes.

ActivePython 2.5.1.1 has been released. ActivePython is a binary distribution of Python from ActiveState, supporting AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Windows.

This release includes: improved support for installation of multiple Python versions, and an update to PyWin32 209.2.

ActivePerl 5.8.8.822 has been released. ActivePerl is a Perl distribution supporting Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX.

This release includes: updates and fixes from the core Perl repository, and updates to the bundled modules.

ActiveTcl 8.4.15 has been released. ActiveTcl is a quality-assured Tcl distribution from ActiveState.

This release includes: the distribution of demos and examples from the various included packages, package updates, the inclusion of TLS 1.5.1 and Trofs 0.4.4, bug fixes, and other changes.