2 definitions
for bondage-and-discipline language
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :
bondage-and-discipline language n. A language (such as {Pascal,
{Ada, APL, or Prolog) that, though ostensibly general-purpose, is
designed so as to enforce an author's theory of `right programming' even
though said theory is demonstrably inadequate for systems hacking or
even vanilla general-purpose programming. Often abbreviated `B&D'; thus,
one may speak of things "having the B&D nature". See {Pascal; oppose
languages of choice.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
bondage-and-discipline language
A language (such as Pascal, Ada, APL, or Prolog) that,
though ostensibly general-purpose, is designed so as to
enforce an author's theory of "right programming" even though
said theory is demonstrably inadequate for systems hacking or
even vanilla general-purpose programming. Often abbreviated
"B&D"; thus, one may speak of things "having the B&D nature".
See Pascal. Compare languages of choice.
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