Best/Densest languages [was RE: PROGRAMMING: Free Tools]

From: Eugene Leitl (eugene.leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Sun Sep 26 1999 - 18:40:58 MDT

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Robert J. Bradbury writes:
> What is currently the densest language (i.e. the fewest
> lines on the part of the programmer, result in the greatest
> amount of work on the part of the machine?) SQL?

APL or Lisp or Forth. Also, without definition, greatest amount of
work is meaningless. Is for(;;); work?

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