Forth like interpreter
Darrell
darrell at dorb.com
Sun Mar 12 11:49:42 EST 2000
"Kragen Sitaker wrote:
> >Kragen Sitaker mentioned in "What if Python Replaced Elisp" that Forth
> >compilers were easy. He's right!
>
> It was only hearsay! I have the F83 source but have never understood
> it :)
>
Python sure expresses it compactly.
I tried reading fig Forth source many years ago, but it was like searching
for a needle in a threaded language.
> Traditionally, Forth includes a vocabulary that lets you assemble stuff
> on the fly. Execution of a word in the assembler vocabulary either set
> up a parameter (e.g. source register) or appended an instruction to the
> currently-being-built routine.
Wonder what a inline pseudo 'C' syntax for Python might look like.
def "C" someCcode(y, list1):
for(int x=0; x < y: ++x)
{
list1.append(x)
}
--Darrell
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