Re: LZ: New TI-BASIC Compiler

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Subject: Re: LZ: New TI-BASIC Compiler
From: "Martin Christensen" <lahamleto@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 01:27:09 PDT
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  I was asked why I wanted to make a BASIC compiler, not a C++ one, and 
here is the answer:
  first of all it is because of the mathematical funcions. If someone 
wants to make a mathematical programme then assembler, with all due 
respect, is probably not the language language. Part of the reason why I 
want BASIC to be the language is partly because it's easy: anyone should 
be able to make powerful tools. But I agree that C++ is far more 
universal in it's application, but with 28K available I don't see where 
we have sufficient space for OOP and similar.
  For the more powerful tools which BASIC normally does not provide it 
is my intention to make available the option of creating one's own. I 
want to make this as versatile as possible whilst still easy to use and 
not cumbersome.
  And if anyone think that a C++ compiler would be better then the main 
question is merely altering the parsing process. I say we join together 
on the first few steps on the way and later part. We do not have to be 
competitors, and the possibility of assisting oneanother seems to me to 
be great. C++ programmers, I'm with you, but not on the TI-85. But that 
you want to make this compiler is good, I think. You help me, I help 
you, and we all live the happier thereafter.

Martin Christensen.


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