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"Computer program code/computer-readable instructions for carrying out operations of embodiments of the present invention may be written in an object oriented,

"Computer program code/computer-readable instructions for carrying out operations of embodiments of the present invention may be written in an object oriented, scripted or unscripted programming language such as Java, Pearl, Smalltalk, C++ or the like." Searching for the phrase "java pearl smalltalk" reveals that BoA has been copy-and-pasting the same text into a number of other patent applications without proofreading it.

michaelmior 12y ago
I've also never heard the word "unscripted" used to describe a programming language.
- 0x0 12y ago
  I've also never heard of a "Pearl" programming language
  - aroman 12y ago
    Man, that's just embarrassing.
    - mfisher87 12y ago
      If you're embarrassed by everything you haven't heard of, sure...
  - ikeboy 12y ago
    Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEARL_(programming_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEARL_(programming_language)
  - infinitone 12y ago
    I hope that was sarcastic :)
    - cms07 12y ago
      Why? I don't know of anything named Pearl. I know of Perl, but not Pearl.
ndonnellan 12y ago
"...unscripted programming language..." Is that like impromptu programming?
- slater 12y ago
  Just in time!
- zachrose 12y ago
  It's when your program is a bag of values and side effects, with one interface that does something.
  - ForHackernews 12y ago
    Malbolge? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbolge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbolge
- logicallee 12y ago
  No, but you just assigned a name to a programming paradigm that has been on my mind for ten years. EDIT: since two of you asked. it's not a big deal, just that you should be able to use "it", "this" or "that" with your IDE and interactively (unscripted, or impromptu) get it to name your long variables. Likewise for what you mean by functions and so forth. Then you could say somethinhg like, "Siri, double the value before you pass it to the function, then take what it returns and if it is greater than zero...." and it should be able to make some guesses as to which C++ block you meant. (i.e. present you 4-8 variations or interactively ask you, "Did you mean if the first value is greater than zero, or if the value the function returns is greater than zero?" Then after all that your impromptu session is not saved, only the one you ended up selecting is. It's sort-of like Googling for code, but with the difference that the machine makes all sorts of different guesses, and you just pick the one you mean. (When you Google for code you're doing practically the same thing, entering a tree where you descend first by which link you click in the search results, and next by which answer you select on the page...) I still think it must be faster than typing, but until there is an unscripted/impromptu programming environment we'll just have to wait to see....

michaelmior 12y ago

I've also never heard the word "unscripted" used to describe a programming language.

0x0 12y ago
I've also never heard of a "Pearl" programming language
- aroman 12y ago
  Man, that's just embarrassing.
  - mfisher87 12y ago
    If you're embarrassed by everything you haven't heard of, sure...
- ikeboy 12y ago
  Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEARL_(programming_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEARL_(programming_language)
- infinitone 12y ago
  I hope that was sarcastic :)
  - cms07 12y ago
    Why? I don't know of anything named Pearl. I know of Perl, but not Pearl.

ndonnellan 12y ago

"...unscripted programming language..." Is that like impromptu programming?

slater 12y ago
Just in time!
zachrose 12y ago
It's when your program is a bag of values and side effects, with one interface that does something.
- ForHackernews 12y ago
  Malbolge? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbolge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbolge
logicallee 12y ago
No, but you just assigned a name to a programming paradigm that has been on my mind for ten years. EDIT: since two of you asked. it's not a big deal, just that you should be able to use "it", "this" or "that" with your IDE and interactively (unscripted, or impromptu) get it to name your long variables. Likewise for what you mean by functions and so forth. Then you could say somethinhg like, "Siri, double the value before you pass it to the function, then take what it returns and if it is greater than zero...." and it should be able to make some guesses as to which C++ block you meant. (i.e. present you 4-8 variations or interactively ask you, "Did you mean if the first value is greater than zero, or if the value the function returns is greater than zero?" Then after all that your impromptu session is not saved, only the one you ended up selecting is. It's sort-of like Googling for code, but with the difference that the machine makes all sorts of different guesses, and you just pick the one you mean. (When you Google for code you're doing practically the same thing, entering a tree where you descend first by which link you click in the search results, and next by which answer you select on the page...) I still think it must be faster than typing, but until there is an unscripted/impromptu programming environment we'll just have to wait to see....