The way I see MUMPS or M (because clinicians don't like hearing that word) is a string typed almost-assembly level server scripting language. GTM does stick to

The way I see MUMPS or M (because clinicians don't like hearing that word) is a string typed almost-assembly level server scripting language. GTM does stick to the ANSI M standard with a few extensions for basic escape holes like calling a UNIX process or writing to a file. It doesn't have the same level of optimization, reliability, recoverability, etc. that intersystems sells.