Programming Language Scrub: Features, Design, and Memory Management

This essay provides an introduction to the "Scrub" programming language, an object-oriented language designed to be platform-independent due to its use of Intermediate Code (IC). The essay discusses key features such as object-oriented principles, garbage collection for memory management, and exception handling. It contrasts Scrub with other languages like .Net and C++, highlighting its approach to inheritance (using interfaces instead), and the importance of memory management and scoping. The essay also delves into the rationale behind Scrub's design, including considerations for simplicity, orthogonality, data types (primitive and non-primitive), syntax, abstraction, and expressivity, emphasizing the role of exception handling and type checking. The author justifies the use of an interpreter, explaining its role in converting source code into binary code. Furthermore, the essay explores the importance of programming languages in various fields and the role of software developers in creating applications. It also elaborates on the importance of simplicity, orthogonality, data types, syntax, abstraction and expressivity in the context of programming language design. The essay also discusses the importance of exception handling, type checking and memory management in the development of robust applications. The essay emphasizes the benefits of Scrub's design choices for creating reliable and efficient software.