I think it overlaps closely to what are usually called "bondage and discipline languages": they have some grand underlying design idea (everything-is-an-object,

I think it overlaps closely to what are usually called "bondage and discipline languages": they have some grand underlying design idea (everything-is-an-object, stack-based, etc.), and if you're working on a problem it fits poorly, tough. In other words, languages that strongly encourage you to program in a certain style. "Authors of BondageAndDisciplineLanguages believe their concepts of the Higher Principles of Computer Science should apply to how you say 'Hello World'." http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?BondageAndDisciplineLanguage http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?BondageAndDisciplineLanguage