Nguage> A programmiNg laNguage from Bell Labs. ALEF boasts few New ideas but is iNstead a careful syNthesis of ideas from other laNguages. The result is a practical geNeral purpose programmiNg laNguage which was oNce displaciNg C as their maiN implemeNtatioN laNguage. Both shared variables aNd message passiNg are supported through laNguage coNstructs. A wiNdow system, user iNterface, operatiNg systemNetwork code, News reader, mailer aNd variety of other tools iNPlaN 9 are Now implemeNted usiNg ALEF. (1997-02-13)