The Programming Languages Assignment

You are to write a paper describing an improvement you propose in some programming language.  Your paper should be about a page give or take approximately.  You should submit it by Wednesday the 23rd.  If it's late it's a zero ... this is a hard deadline.  Below are some questions you might consider answering.

You should write an actual paper, not just a series of answers.  You should try and convince the reader that the idea is a good one, while honestly admitting any costs.  I will take off for bad grammer and spelling.

• Which language will you change?
  
• Why will this make things better?
• What negative effects will this have?
• What type of programs will benefit from this change ((file processing, graphicsm pointer-using, etc)?
• Could this change work in other languages?
• Show a code sample before and after your change.
• Will this change effect performance?
• Will this change be easy to learn (or unlearn)?
• Will existing code be re-written, or is this change backwards compatable?
• Does any other language use this change?  How has it worked for that language?
• Will this be often useful, or only occasionally useful?
• Are there programs that cannot be written without this change?