OT: Compiler Languages

[1/5] from: robert::muench::robertmuench::de at: 26-Dec-2002 11:15

Hi, a bit off-topic but maybe some of you are interested. I'm always looking around for the right tool to use in conjunction with Rebol on the backend side. I see Rebol for a very good control and frontside tool but sometimes there might be the case to use a DLL (for speed etc.). The question is how to develop the DLL? Of course you can use C++ etc. but after doing so much Rebol, I'm seeking for a Rebol-like compiler language. Here are my two favorits: 1. http://www.digitalmars.com and the D programming language and 2. http://caml.inria.fr/ with the Ocaml language Don't know if 2. was mentioned already on this list. At least worth to have a look at it. Robert

[2/5] from: atruter:labyrinth:au at: 31-Dec-2002 15:23

> 1. http://www.digitalmars.com and the D programming language

Looks very promising. The WinD and TinyPTC stuff from http://int19h.tamb.ru/ looks good. Thanx for finding this gem. ;) Regards, Ashley

[3/5] from: rebol-list2:seznam:cz at: 4-Jan-2003 17:22

Hello Robert, Thursday, December 26, 2002, 11:15:19 AM, you wrote: RMM> Hi, a bit off-topic but maybe some of you are interested. I'm always RMM> looking around for the right tool to use in conjunction with Rebol on RMM> the backend side. I see Rebol for a very good control and frontside tool RMM> but sometimes there might be the case to use a DLL (for speed etc.). The RMM> question is how to develop the DLL? Of course you can use C++ etc. but RMM> after doing so much Rebol, I'm seeking for a Rebol-like compiler RMM> language. RMM> Here are my two favorits: RMM> 1. http://www.digitalmars.com and the D programming language and RMM> 2. http://caml.inria.fr/ with the Ocaml language RMM> Don't know if 2. was mentioned already on this list. At least worth to RMM> have a look at it. Robert I just made a quick look at Calm and now I know why I like Rebol so much:) The code seems to be very strange to me and compiled app. Unison (a file synchronization tool with GUI) has >2MB =( Oliva David )=======================( [oliva--david--seznam--cz] )== =( Earth/Europe/Czech_Republic/Brno )============================= =( coords: [lat: 49.22 long: 16.67] )=============================

[4/5] from: robert:muench:robertmuench at: 4-Jan-2003 18:18

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> much:) The code seems to be very strange to me and compiled > app. Unison (a file synchronization tool with GUI) has >2MB

Hi, same with me and that's why I prefer D ;-)) it looks like C/C++ but additional implementes some nice concepts missing in C/C++. Robert

[5/5] from: datafeed:gmx at: 4-Jan-2003 16:33

The syntax of OCaml is no worse than C. Both are bad. It's just that people are so accustomed to C that they no longer recognize its objective ugliness. Robert this stuff is WAY, WAY off topic -- but here briefly are some links. D could learn a lot from OCaml. I like them both but D suffers from the deficiencies of C more than anyone cares to admit. It is by design very close to C -- which is a good thing and a bad thing. D is still very pre-alpha while OCaml is into version 3. OCaml is hybrid functional/imperative and you'll find similarities with REBOL on the functional side. OCaml is wicked fast. I hope D incorporates some of its features. Mark http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?D/9726 http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?D/9738

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