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Line 138: * [[C++]] and the [[Standard template library]] demonstrated the need for good support of generic types, including implicit instantiation of generics (which Ada lacks). * [[Fortran]]'s continued performance lead over C and C++ for numerical-intensive applications helped identify which language constructs would prevent useful optimizations. * [[Java (programming language)\|Java]] demonstrated the importance of a large, portable support library. Java containers also showed the limitations of an approach not based on generic programming. Interfacing with Java code remains an interesting challenge for XL. * [[Lisp programming language\|Lisp]] extensibility was considered as a key factor in its survival and relevance to this day. Lisp was the first language to normalize object-oriented features, despite having been designed years before object-oriented ideas were invented. * [[Prolog]] demonstrated that alternative programming models are sometimes useful and highly productive. Every effort was made to ensure that a Prolog-style plug-in could be written for XL.

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