doc/SimplestThingThatCouldWork.txt
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-*- outline -*-
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*By version:
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**Version 0
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***Calculus
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***Virtual machine
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Probably hacked together in Scheme or some such.
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**Version 1
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***Virtual machine
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****Bytecode
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****Bytecode compiler
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***Object-oriented language
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***I/O
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***REPL
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***Debugger
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***Inspector
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**Beyond
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***Graphics toolkit
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***User interface toolkit