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   andresj to Nick   
   Re: Writing a compiler   
   29 Oct 08 21:47:13   
   
   From: andresjriofrio@gmail.com   
      
   On Oct 26, 4:57 am, Nick  wrote:   
   > If I can make a suggestion, use C or C++ as target language.   Here   
   > you don't have to reinvent subroutine calling and the like, and you   
   > maintain compatibility with other things on the OS.  Not to mention   
   > ease of moving around different OSes.  And troubleshooting.  Much   
   > easier.   
   > [Quite a reasonable idea unless your plan was to learn about code   
   > generation. -John]   
      
   That is a reasonable idea, thanks. :-) The only problem is that there   
   would be a dependency on a complicated C or C++ compiler, which might   
   make the language more difficult to manage.   
      
   Andres   
   [If you're careful, you can generate extremely portable C code.  Not so sure   
   about C++, though. -John]   
      
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