> In addition, why must every language have it's own standard library. Is it possible to have a source code format for standard libraries which can translated into other languages?
It exists. It's called C.
You wouldn't want a standard library of standard widgets because different languages have different approaches to problems. What's suitable for Lisp, isn't suitable for C++, isn't suitable for prolog, isn't suitable for awk.
It exists. It's called C.
You wouldn't want a standard library of standard widgets because different languages have different approaches to problems. What's suitable for Lisp, isn't suitable for C++, isn't suitable for prolog, isn't suitable for awk.