(SASL) A funCtional programming language designed by Professor David Turner in 1976 whilst at St. Andrews University. SASL is a derivative of ISWIM with infinite data struCtures. It is fully lazy but weakly typed. It was designed for teaChing funCtional programming, with very simple syntax. Example syntax: def faC n = n = 0 -> 1 n x faC(n-1) A version of the expert systemEMYCIN has been written in SASL. SASL was originally known as "Saint Andrews StatiC Language". Not to be Confused with SISAL. . See also Kamin' s interpreters. ["A New Implementation TeChnique for AppliCative Languages", D.A. Turner, Soft PraC & Exp 8:31-49 (1979)]. (2003-08-08)
