PLNews: Programming Language News

JRuby 1.1RC2 has been released. JRuby is a Ruby interpreter written in Java.

This release includes: memory-related improvements for JIT'ed methods, an I/O refactoring, bug fixes, and other changes.

Python 2.5.2 (Release Candidate 1) has been released. Python is a portable, dynamic, object-oriented language.

This release candidate includes bug fixes.

Scala 2.7.0-RC2 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes bug fixes.

Metalua 0.4.1 has been released. It is a static metaprogramming system for Lua.

This release includes: support for 64-bit processors, an interactive REPL, bug fixes, and other changes.

The International Smalltalk Joint Conference 2008 has put out a call for contributions.

The conference will be held from August 25 to 29, 2008, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

It has been announced that videos from the Ada UK Conference 2007 are now available online.

VFX Forth for Linux Alpha 8 has been released. VFX Forth for Linux is a 32-bit x86 Forth implementation running on Linux.

This release includes: the Linux support library, and a generic I/O device for serial ports.

Ctalk 0.0.42a has been released. Ctalk is an object-oriented extension to C.

This release includes: improved support for methods and functions with a variable number of arguments, better support for printf-style formats, improved expression analysis, bug fixes, and other changes.

Gauche 0.8.13 has been released. Gauche is an R5RS Scheme implementation.

This release includes: support for R6RS-style line breaking of string literals, new procedures, improved cross-compilation support, bug fixes, library improvements, and other changes.

Blue 1.4 has been released. Blue is a portable, high-level, dynamic programming language.

This release includes: performance improvements, the removal of macro-like functions, module system simplifications, bug fixes, documentation updates, and other changes.

FP-SYD has been announced. It is a group for people in Sydney, Australia who are interested in functional programming.

It has been announced that registration for Gotham Ruby Conference 2008 is now open.

It will be held on April 26, 2008, in New York City.

It has been announced that registration for Smalltalk Solutions 2008 is now open.

It will be held from June 18 to 21, 2008, in Reno, Nevada.

LLVM 2.2 has been released. LLVM is a portable compiler infrastructure, offering a compilation strategy that allows for compile-time, link-time, run-time and offline program optimization.

This release includes: the deprecation of the llvm-gcc 4.0 front-end, a CellSPU backend, improved support for Ada and Fortran, new and updated documentation, code generator improvements, optimizer improvements, and other changes.

It has been announced that the Melbourne Functional Programming Union is back, after a few years hiatus. It is a group for people interested in functional programming, based out of Melbourne, Australia.

dfsch 0.2.0 has been released. It is a programming language drawing mainly from R5RS Scheme and Common Lisp.

This release includes: a unified module loading system, an object system based on generic functions, ports, regular expression support, a threading module, and other changes.

The February 10, 2008 edition of the Haskell Weekly News is now available. It summarizes recent developments within the Haskell community.

This edition covers recent Haskell-related software releases, blog postings, and more.

Boo 0.8.1 has been released. Boo is a statically-typed, object-oriented language with a Python-inspired syntax for the .NET CLR.

This release includes: support for nested functions, working generic method overloading, support for .NET CLR 3.5 extension methods, improved warnings, new error messages, support for exception filters and exception fault handlers, and other changes.

It has been announced that 'F# for Scientists', by Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd., has been completed and sent to the publisher.

It has been announced that the European Lisp Symposium 2008 submission deadline has been extended to February 25, 2008. The symposium will be held on May 22 and 23, 2008, in Bordeaux, France.