[A86] Re: Alternative language compiler
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[A86] Re: Alternative language compiler
hmmm - i'm all for this. i have experience in C++ and Win32 (but very
little in z80 asm). if i can be of any help, just ask.
i agree though, compiler design is a very interesting subject. know any
good books on it??
akshay
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Phillips" <david@acz.org>
To: <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 4:37 PM
Subject: [A86] Re: Alternative language compiler
>
> There is already an on calc assembler for the 86, ZAC, written by Clem
> Vasseur.
>
> This compiler would be for the PC. It is not really feasible to program
> anything complex on the calc, due to it having a limited amount of ram, no
> safe way to store source code, and having a limited input device.
>
> The goal of the language would be to make it easier to write programs,
> because assembly is tedious. The compiler would generate code that would
be
> almost as good as hand written assembly. It should generate code that is
as
> good or better than code written by the average beginner. Any time
critical
> code like sprite routines would be written in assembly, but control logic
> would be written in the high level language.
>
> > I know you beat this subject to death earlier, but is this going to be
an
> > on-calc compiler or some computer program that does it, similar to
> assembly?
> > If it's on-calc, I can help because I know assembly, but I'm not
familiar
> > with any computer languages like C or whatever, so if you plan on making
> the
> > new language similar to a computer language, I wouldn't know where to
> begin.
> > Anyway, I think that an alternative language is a very good idea, it's
> like
> > BASIC+speed+power-size, but not as complex as assembly. Cool stuff.
>
>
>
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