Babel - An Untyped, Stack-based HLL

Explore the innovative features and design philosophy of Babel, an open-source interpreted language, in this conference talk from Strange Loop 2013. Delve into the unique characteristics of this untyped, stack-based, postfix language, including its support for arrays, lists, and hashes. Learn about Babel's built-in crypto capabilities for safer remote code execution in cloud computing environments. Discover how Babel optimizes for programmer efficiency while drawing inspiration from languages like Perl, Lisp, and Joy. Examine the concept of the Babel Virtual Machine (BVM) and its containerized approach to code execution. Gain insights into Babel's practical applications, such as nested program containerization, program state preservation, white-list code execution, data visualization, and support for complex data structures. Understand how Babel's design choices facilitate rapid prototyping, efficient data organization, and implementation of academic algorithms. Join Clayton Bauman, a computer engineer specializing in virtualization architecture, as he presents this emerging language and its potential impact on cloud computing and software development.