摘要: Features of computer languages relevant to drug design, as actually used (or at least described) in the public domain, are reviewed. Ideally, current molecular designer needs know about eight different languages. There is a ‘Babel’ forms conjunction, including Unix, C, C++, HTML, Java, VRML, SQL, PERL, editing and specific CAD software command/control need for single lingua franca. No one language yet meets all requirements, but way forward becoming clearer.. Difficcties anand possssible limitits compguages, by extension computational approach, also discussed.