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I also liked how the Fortress programming language enabled you to switch between regular syntax and math notation: https://www.zdnet.com/article/guy-steeles-ne

by eterps 6y ago

I also liked how the Fortress programming language enabled you to switch between regular syntax and math notation: https://www.zdnet.com/article/guy-steeles-new-programming-language/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/guy-steeles-new-programming-la... The language has faded into obscurity though.

eterps 6y ago
There aren't many screenshots available, only a couple of lo-res images on Google image search: https://www.google.com/search?q="fortress" https://www.google.com/search?q="fortress" programming language mathematical&tbm=isch
zorked 6y ago
Mathematica has that, though the math notation is more about display than input.
- henrikeh 6y ago
  Proper mathematical notation is absolutely for the input. Maybe not integrals and sums (which are a bit unclear), but fractions, powers and the more specialized notation is quite nice for readability.