Very high-level programming language

A very high-level programming language (VHLL) is a programming language with a very high level of abstraction, used primarily as a professional programmer productivity tool.

Very high-level programming languages are usually limited to a very specific application, purpose, or type of task. For this reason, very high-level programming languages are often referred to as goal-oriented programming languages.

An example of a very high-level programming language is the mIRC scripting language, which is designed to extend mIRC, a popular IRC client for Windows.

See also

• Scripting language
• Low-level programming language
• High-level programming language
• Fourth-generation programming language
• Fifth-generation programming language
• Domain-specific language

References

• Symposium on Very High Level Languages. SIG- PLAN Notices (ACM) 9, 4 (April 1974), 1-132.
• Teichroew, D. A survey of.languages for stating requirements for computer-based information systems. Proc. AFIPS 1972 FJCC, AFIPS Press, Montvale, N.J., pp. 1203-1224.
• Libre Software Meeting 2004
• Libre Software Meeting: Proceedings of the VHLL track (2004).
• Libre Software Meeting (2003) VHLL Track announcement