[3209] in java-interest
Re: JavaBASIC, JavaPascal
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Arthur van Hoff)
Fri Nov 3 00:13:21 1995
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 18:03:04 -0800
From: Arthur.Vanhoff@Eng.Sun.COM (Arthur van Hoff)
To: david.gardiner@unisa.edu.au
Cc: java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
Hi Dave,
> It occurred to me the other day. Why can't we develop compilers
> that use the Java object format, but use different source languages?
This is a great idea! There is already a working ADA to Java VM compiler!
> A C++ based language is quite powerful, but there would be benefits
> in providing a 'BASIC' related language. cf. the popularity of Visual
> Basic programming.
>
> Would there be any huge hurdles in providing this capability.
> My initial thoughts would be all you would need is a language spec
> that was object-oriented (could behave in a similar way to Java/C++),
> and a compiler that turned this source into the compiled java classes.
We think it is a great idea to target multiple languages at our VM.
We are even willing to help you do it and incorporate new features if
required...
Have fun,
Arthur van Hoff
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