[uw.grad.cs] ICR Jan 27 M Jenkins of Queen's The Nial Project - a Review

cfry@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (C.Fry - Inst. Computer Research) (01/19/88)

                             The Nial Project - a Review

          by

          M. A. Jenkins

          of

          Computing & Information Science
          Queen's University

          Abstract

          The Nial Project began in 1979 as a test bed for Trenchard More's
          theory  of  nested  array  data structures within IBM. During the
          80's it developed into a large programming language  design,  im-
          plementation  and  application  project  centered at Queen's, but
          with active groups at the Technical University  of  Denmark,  the
          University  of  Alberta  and  MIT.  The project has resulted in a
          programming system, called Q'Nial that is in use at over 250  lo-
          cations  in 15 countries.  The talk will review the current state
          of Nial, describe what has been accomplished by the project,  and
          discuss future directions for Nial-related research.

          DATE:     Wednesday January 27, 1988

          TIME:     3:30 p.m.

          PLACE:    MC 5158

          Everyone is welcome.  Refreshments served.