// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was ASL language code sad? It had a little "fault" in its system.
 | This article needs more citations. (August 2026) |
| DASL | |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Gene Hughes |
| First appeared | March 8, 1983 |
| Influenced by | |
| C (programming language) • Pascal (programming language) | |
DASL (Datapoint's Advanced Systems Language) (pronounced /ˈdæz.əl/, or "dazzle") was a programming language and compiler proprietary to Datapoint, previously known as BABEL,[1] before a trademark conflict was discovered. Primarily influenced by Pascal with some C touches, it was created in the early 1980s by Gene Hughes.
The compiler output was assembly language, which was typically processed through a peep-hole optimizer before the assembler and linker.
Reflecting its name, DASL was used for systems programming, mainly by the vendor itself.
References
[edit]- ↑ Greene, Stuart; Hughes, Gene. "The DASL Document" (PDF). bitsavers. Datapoint. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
External links
[edit] | This programming-language-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |