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TADS 3


TADS 3 is the premiere forthcoming incarnation of TADS. The system has been redesigned from the ground up.
  • The new specification for the VM incorporates better dynamic object memory managment with a Java-style garbage cleanup system.
  • TADS 3 language has Java-style syntax and try/catch exception handling.
  • The parser has been incorporated as part of the library, providing more accessibility for the author. This sophisticated parser design is capable of Natural Language parsing of complex and foreign language grammars.
  • The library incorporates a sophisticated containment model as well as sense-passing and light-handling capablities.