[3235] in java-interest
Re: JavaBASIC, JavaPascal
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bosch@mcs.com)
Sat Nov 4 00:38:13 1995
From: bosch@mcs.com
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 95 21:25:04 +0700
To: Elliotte@blackstar.com, java-interest@java.sun.com
Reply-To: bosch@mcs.com
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It occurred to me the other day. Why can't we develop compilers that
> use the Java object format, but use different source languages?
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Basic isn't very standard. First you'd need to define the version of
Basic you were trying to provide. I certainly think it would be
[snip]
However some extensions to these languages would not be portable to
Java because of Java's security features. Furthermore code produced
[snip]
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Come, now! Let's not be so negative! :) So what if BASIC was never very
cohesive across various platforms and versions....just make another
flavor that was Java-friendly. As long as the ANSI-standard BASIC is a
part of the command set, most BASIC programs should work. I must agree
with your sentiments about Pascal and C-type compilers, though, since
Pascal makes heavy use of assembler-based functions and Java is so close
to C that most things can be done without a second compiler.
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