Alec  | 2007-07-06
C-Like language
Although ICT resembles C, and is easy to use for C programmers, its data model is very different because of the aggregate types that are immediately useful without any extra programming typically required in C. ICI's automatic module loading, memory management and the built in error handling features, helps the developer save time from much of the drudgery associated with developing in C and lets you concentrate on what the program is doing rather than how it is doing it. With programs that are not overly performance critical or are I/O bound ICI makes a useful alternative to compiled languages. Even for performance critical applications the use of native-code modules in the correct areas is typically all that is required to allow development in a higher level language.