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A# as part of the Axiom computer algebra system

A# (A sharp) is an object-oriented functional programming language distributed as a separable component of Version 2 of the Axiom computer algebra system. A# types and functions are first-class values and can be used freely in conjunction with an extensive library of data structures and other mathematical abstractions. A key design guideline for A# was suitability of compilation to portable and efficient machine code.

Development of A# has now switched to the Aldor programming language.

There is both an A# optimising compiler and an A# intermediate code interpreter. The compiler can produce any of:

  • stand-alone executable programs
  • object libraries in native operating system formats
  • portable bytecode libraries
  • C source code, or
  • Lisp source code.

    Ports have been made to many different architectures (16, 32, and 64 bit):

  • RS/6000
  • SPARC
  • DEC Alpha
  • IA-32
  • Intel 286
  • Motorola 680x0
  • System/370

    And to several operating systems:

  • Linux
  • AIX
  • SunOS
  • HP-UX
  • NeXT
  • Mach
  • plus a variety of other Unix systems
  • OS/2
  • DOS
  • Microsoft Windows
  • VMS
  • VM/CMS

    The following C compilers are supported: gcc, Xlc, Sun, Borland, Metaware and MIPS C.

    A# as part of the .NET environment

    A# is a port of the Ada programming language to the Microsoft .NET Platform. A# is freely distributed by the Department of Computer Science at the United States Air Force Academy as a service to the Ada community under the terms of the GNU general public license.

    See http://www.usafa.af.mil/dfcs/bios/mcc_html/a_sharp.html.



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