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Perl and Javascript programs are not formal objects, anymore than an essay is. Any language where "the implementation is the spec" is not a formal object.
by gohrt 12y ago
Perl and Javascript programs are not formal objects, anymore than an essay is. Any language where "the implementation is the spec" is not a formal object.
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- yodsanklai 12y agoIt is. The spec is just more complicated. The meaning of a such a program is entirely defined by the code of the compiler and the underlying architecture. But it's true that some systems are so complex that we study them empirically like natural objects rather than formally.