CLU - Revision history

Jnc: Avoid redir

2025-04-15T15:37:50Z

Avoid redir

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	[[Image:Clu.png\|thumb\|right\|CLU in the 1982 movie TRON.]]		[[Image:Clu.png\|thumb\|right\|CLU in the 1982 movie TRON.]]

	'''CLU''' was an experimental [[programming language]] created to explore abstract data [[type]]s; at one point it was the language taught in [[MIT]]'s introductory programming course for computer science undergraduates.		'''CLU''' was an experimental [[programming language]] created to explore abstract data [[type]]s; at one point it was the language taught in [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT]]'s introductory programming course for computer science undergraduates.

	Barbara Liskov started to design CLU in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[Incompatible Timesharing System\|ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but it was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language, which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to [[TOPS-20]] (on the MIT-XX machine; and later on the DEEP-THOUGHT undergraduate [[time-sharing]] machine); later yet, to [[UNIX\|Unix]] on [[VAX]] and [[Sun Microsystems\|Sun]] machines. There is now a Portable CLU for [[Linux]] etc.		Barbara Liskov started to design CLU in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[Incompatible Timesharing System\|ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but it was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language, which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to [[TOPS-20]] (on the MIT-XX machine; and later on the DEEP-THOUGHT undergraduate [[time-sharing]] machine); later yet, to [[UNIX\|Unix]] on [[VAX]] and [[Sun Microsystems\|Sun]] machines. There is now a Portable CLU for [[Linux]] etc.

Jnc: typo

2024-03-21T09:53:22Z

typo

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	'''CLU''' was an experimental [[programming language]] created to explore abstract data [[type]]s; at one point it was the language taught in [[MIT]]'s introductory programming course for computer science undergraduates.		'''CLU''' was an experimental [[programming language]] created to explore abstract data [[type]]s; at one point it was the language taught in [[MIT]]'s introductory programming course for computer science undergraduates.

	Barbara Liskov started to design CLU in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[Incompatible Timesharing System\|ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but it was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language, which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to [[TOPS-20]] (on the MIT-XX machine;, and later on the DEEP-THOUGHT undergraduate [[time-sharing]] machine); later yet, to [[UNIX\|Unix]] on [[VAX]] and [[Sun Microsystems\|Sun]] machines. There is now a Portable CLU for [[Linux]] etc.		Barbara Liskov started to design CLU in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[Incompatible Timesharing System\|ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but it was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language, which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to [[TOPS-20]] (on the MIT-XX machine; and later on the DEEP-THOUGHT undergraduate [[time-sharing]] machine); later yet, to [[UNIX\|Unix]] on [[VAX]] and [[Sun Microsystems\|Sun]] machines. There is now a Portable CLU for [[Linux]] etc.

	===Relationship with X===		===Relationship with X===

	Bob Scheifler was part of the CLU group for many years prior to the creation of the [[X Window System]]. CLU was one of the first programming languages to get support for X, in fact even before [[C programming language\|C]]. The X10 release has many libraries and applications written in CLU, but X11 retains no traces of the language.		Bob Scheifler was part of the CLU group for many years prior to the creation of the [[X Window System]]. CLU was one of the first programming languages to get support for X, in fact even before [[C programming language\|C]]. The X10 release has many libraries and applications written in CLU, but X11 retains no traces of the language.

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	==External links==		==External links==
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	* [http://woodsheep.jp/clu2c.html clu2c]		* [http://woodsheep.jp/clu2c.html clu2c]
	* [https://github.com/get-a-clu Copies on GitHub]		* [https://github.com/get-a-clu Copies on GitHub]

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	[[Category: Languages]]		[[Category: Languages]]

Jnc: Also taught at MIT undergrad

2022-10-09T16:54:55Z

Also taught at MIT undergrad

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	[[Image:Clu.png\|thumb\|right\|CLU in the 1982 movie TRON.]]		[[Image:Clu.png\|thumb\|right\|CLU in the 1982 movie TRON.]]

	~~Barbara Liskov wanted to explore abstract data types and started to design the~~ '''CLU''' [[programming language]] in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to the MIT-XX [[~~TOPS~~-20]] machine, ~~and later~~ Unix on VAX and Sun machines. There is now a Portable CLU for Linux etc.		'''CLU''' was an experimental [[programming language]] created to explore abstract data [[type]]s; at one point it was the language taught in [[MIT]]'s introductory programming course for computer science undergraduates.

			Barbara Liskov started to design CLU in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[Incompatible Timesharing System\|ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but it was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language, which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to [[TOPS-20]] (on the MIT-XX machine;, and later on the DEEP-THOUGHT undergraduate [[time-sharing]] machine); later yet, to [[UNIX\|Unix]] on [[VAX]] and [[Sun Microsystems\|Sun]] machines. There is now a Portable CLU for [[Linux]] etc.

	===Relationship with X===		===Relationship with X===

	Bob Scheifler was part of the CLU group for many years prior to the creation of the X Window System. CLU was one of the first programming languages to get support for X, in fact even before C. The X10 release has many libraries and applications written in CLU, but X11 retains no traces of the language.		Bob Scheifler was part of the CLU group for many years prior to the creation of the [[X Window System]]. CLU was one of the first programming languages to get support for X, in fact even before [[C programming language\|C]]. The X10 release has many libraries and applications written in CLU, but X11 retains no traces of the language.

	==External links==		==External links==

Larsbrinkhoff: The other CLU.

2021-09-03T08:58:50Z

The other CLU.

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			[[Image:Clu.png\|thumb\|right\|CLU in the 1982 movie TRON.]]

	Barbara Liskov wanted to explore abstract data types and started to design the '''CLU''' [[programming language]] in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to the MIT-XX [[TOPS-20]] machine, and later Unix on VAX and Sun machines. There is now a Portable CLU for Linux etc.		Barbara Liskov wanted to explore abstract data types and started to design the '''CLU''' [[programming language]] in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to the MIT-XX [[TOPS-20]] machine, and later Unix on VAX and Sun machines. There is now a Portable CLU for Linux etc.

Larsbrinkhoff: /* External links */ Copies of CLU stuff on GitHub.

2021-09-03T08:56:04Z

External links: Copies of CLU stuff on GitHub.

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	* [https://github.com/MITDDC/clu-1976-1989 CLU files from DM ITS]		* [https://github.com/MITDDC/clu-1976-1989 CLU files from DM ITS]
	* [http://woodsheep.jp/clu2c.html clu2c]		* [http://woodsheep.jp/clu2c.html clu2c]
			* [https://github.com/get-a-clu Copies on GitHub]

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	[[Category: Languages]]		[[Category: Languages]]

Larsbrinkhoff at 16:16, 2 September 2021

2021-09-02T16:16:37Z

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	Barbara Liskov wanted to explore abstract data types and started to design the '''CLU''' [[programming language]] in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to the MIT-XX [[TOPS-20]] machine, and later Unix on VAX and Sun machines. There is now a Portable CLU for Linux etc.		Barbara Liskov wanted to explore abstract data types and started to design the '''CLU''' [[programming language]] in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to the MIT-XX [[TOPS-20]] machine, and later Unix on VAX and Sun machines. There is now a Portable CLU for Linux etc.

	===Relationship with X==		===Relationship with X===

	Bob Scheifler was part of the CLU group for many years prior to the creation of the X Window System. CLU was one of the first programming languages to get support for X, in fact even before C. The X10 release has many libraries and applications written in CLU, but X11 retains no traces of the language.		Bob Scheifler was part of the CLU group for many years prior to the creation of the X Window System. CLU was one of the first programming languages to get support for X, in fact even before C. The X10 release has many libraries and applications written in CLU, but X11 retains no traces of the language.

Larsbrinkhoff: Relationship with X

2021-09-02T16:16:24Z

Relationship with X

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	Barbara Liskov wanted to explore abstract data types and started to design the '''CLU''' [[programming language]] in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to the MIT-XX [[TOPS-20]] machine, and later Unix on VAX and Sun machines. There is now a Portable CLU for Linux etc.		Barbara Liskov wanted to explore abstract data types and started to design the '''CLU''' [[programming language]] in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to the MIT-XX [[TOPS-20]] machine, and later Unix on VAX and Sun machines. There is now a Portable CLU for Linux etc.

			===Relationship with X==

			Bob Scheifler was part of the CLU group for many years prior to the creation of the X Window System. CLU was one of the first programming languages to get support for X, in fact even before C. The X10 release has many libraries and applications written in CLU, but X11 retains no traces of the language.

	==External links==		==External links==

Larsbrinkhoff at 11:46, 27 August 2021

2021-08-27T11:46:32Z

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	Barbara Liskov wanted to explore abstract data types and started to design the '''CLU''' [[programming language]] in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[~~Maclisp~~]], but was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to the MIT-XX [[TOPS-20]] machine, and later Unix on VAX and Sun machines. There is now a Portable CLU for Linux etc.		Barbara Liskov wanted to explore abstract data types and started to design the '''CLU''' [[programming language]] in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[MACLISP]], but was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to the MIT-XX [[TOPS-20]] machine, and later Unix on VAX and Sun machines. There is now a Portable CLU for Linux etc.

	==External links==		==External links==

Larsbrinkhoff: MDL->Muddle

2021-08-27T10:36:54Z

MDL->Muddle

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	Barbara Liskov wanted to explore abstract data types and started to design the '''CLU''' [[programming language]] in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[Maclisp]], but was moved over to the [[~~MDL~~]] language which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to the MIT-XX [[TOPS-20]] machine, and later Unix on VAX and Sun machines. There is now a Portable CLU for Linux etc.		Barbara Liskov wanted to explore abstract data types and started to design the '''CLU''' [[programming language]] in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[Maclisp]], but was moved over to the [[Muddle]] language which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to the MIT-XX [[TOPS-20]] machine, and later Unix on VAX and Sun machines. There is now a Portable CLU for Linux etc.

	==External links==		==External links==

Larsbrinkhoff: Create stub.

2021-08-27T09:56:31Z

Create stub.

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Barbara Liskov wanted to explore abstract data types and started to design the '''CLU''' [[programming language]] in 1973, as part of the Computation Structures Group of [[Project MAC]]. The computer hosting development was the Dynamic Modeling [[PDP-10]] running [[ITS]]. Initial work was done using [[Maclisp]], but was moved over to the [[MDL]] language which was integral to the Dynamic Modeling project. Later versions would be increasingly self-hosting. As the DM PDP-10 was getting older, CLU moved to the MIT-XX [[TOPS-20]] machine, and later Unix on VAX and Sun machines. There is now a Portable CLU for Linux etc.

==External links==

* [http://pmg.csail.mit.edu/CLU.html CLU home page]
* [https://github.com/MITDDC/clu-1976-1989 CLU files from DM ITS]
* [http://woodsheep.jp/clu2c.html clu2c]

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[[Category: Languages]]