Computer languages are important tools for computer scientists. Every software system is based on these languages: starting from apps for smartphones and operating systems for the PC at home to the controls of robots. Some languages as Java for example are well known beyond the world of informatics. There is about a dozen more which are used quite intensively. In total there are hundreds.

Now, students of the University of Bremen have developed a new language called “Monty”. What is special about it: Monty closes the gap between scripting languages like those used by web browsers, and classical computer languages like Java. The idea of the project called “Monty’s Coconut” came from two computer science students. They were able to gain the two graduate assistants Marcus Ermler (Workgroup theoretical computer science) and Dr. BertholdHoffmann (workgroup computer languages, translator and software engineering) as advisors. Together with thirteen other students they worked for a year to develop “Monty” and discussed their draft with qualified advisor Professor David A. Watt from the University of Glasgow within an internal workshop. The result: The computer language “Monty” and the compiler that helps to execute the Monty program.

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Further information:
Universität Bremen
Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik
Arbeitsgruppe Theoretische Informatik
Marcus Ermler
Tel.: +49 421/218-64453
E-Mail: maermlerprotect me ?!informatik.uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de

Arbeitsgruppe Programmiersprachen, Übersetzer und Softwaretechnik
Dr.BertholdHoffmann
Tel.: +49 421/218-64222
E-Mail: hofprotect me ?!informatik.uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de