PLNews: Programming Language News

CHICKEN 2.74 has been released. CHICKEN is a portable Scheme compiler that emits C code.

This release includes: a new platform-independent binary encoding of literals, new procedures in the regex and POSIX library units, build system improvements, improved cross-compilation support, full support for Cygwin, the removal of some deprecated functions, bug fixes, and other changes.

IronPython 1.1.1 RC 1 has been released. IronPython is an implementation of Python running on .NET.

This release includes bug fixes.

Parrot 0.5.2 has been released. Parrot is a virtual machine designed to efficiently execute dynamic languages.

This release includes: a LOLCODE language implementation, the new pbc_to_exe utility for turning bytecode into executables, 'make perl6' for building a Perl 6 executable, documentation updates, faster UTF-8 string handling, bug fixes, and other changes.

REALbasic 2008 Release 1 has been announced. REALbasic is an object-oriented BASIC dialect and development environment, supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

This release will include: support for introspection, additional language features and other improvements.

IKVM 0.36 Update 1 Release Candidate 1 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release includes bug fixes.

Ctpp 1.0.28 has been released. It is a C99-compliant preprocessor for Ctalk, an object-oriented extension of C.

This release includes: documentation updates, and compatibility improvements.

newLISP 9.2.16 has been released. newLISP is a portable, general purpose, Lisp-like scripting language.

This release includes bug fixes.

BBC BASIC for Windows 5.80a has been released. It is a BBC BASIC implementation for Windows systems.

This release includes: improved support for console programs, improved QBasic compatibility, support for high-numbered I/O devices, support for right-to-left printing languages, bug fixes, and other changes.

It has been announced that the next Malaysia Ruby Brigade meeting will be held on January 17, 2008.

It has been announced that a Python bug day will be held on January 19, 2008.

Shed Skin 0.0.26 has been released. Shed Skin is an experimental Python compiler which emits C++ code.

This release includes: documentation improvements, most os.path methods, many os methods, more str methods, improved locale support, bug fixes, and other changes.

Ctalk 0.0.34a has been released. Ctalk is an object-oriented extension to C.

This release includes: improved analysis of complex C expressions and inline method calls, improved portability, and bug fixes.

haXe 1.17 has been released. haXe is a high-level, object-oriented language for developing Web sites and Web applications.

This release includes: the new 'inline' keyword, Flash 9 optimizations, bug fixes, and other changes.

It has been announced that the next Toronto Smalltalk User Group meeting will be held on February 4, 2008.

GCC UPC 4.0.3.4 has been released. It adds support for Unified Parallel C to the GNU Compiler Collection.

This release includes: updated GCC support, and bug fixes.

Frink 2008-01-11 has been released. Frink is a language which allows for units of measurement to be tracked throughout calculations to help ensure correct answers.

This release includes: new methods to push and pop elements from the front of an array, new sample programs, improved errors for method calls, bug fixes, and other changes.

It has been announced that the next Kraków Ruby Users Group meeting will be held on January 22, 2008.

newLISP 9.2.13 has been released. newLISP is a portable, general purpose, Lisp-like scripting language.

This release includes bug fixes.

LIOGO 0.4 has been released. It is an open source Logo compiler for .NET.

This release includes: support for arrays and multidimensional arrays, improved documentation, localization improvements, the inclusion of an OLE automation interface, new graphics commands, and other changes.

REBOL 3.0 Alpha has been released. REBOL is a dynamic, multi-paradigm language, with emphasis placed on networked and distributed computing.