[Mono-list] BASIC, Compilers and Salutations
Mark Lord
mark.lord@ntlworld.com
Wed, 11 Jul 2001 10:57:50 +0100
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Firstly, hi all! I have a few comments and a couple of questions (in =
that order), but I'll endeavour to keep it short.
a) On the subject of Basic, GNOME Basic is a VBScript-a-like to emulate =
the Visual Basic for Applications in Excel. VBScript is quite different =
from the compiled VB implemented by Visual Basic 6, and that's been =
changed quite substantially for VB.NET. I expect that portions of the =
GB grammar could be used, but I would think it would be safer to produce =
the rest of the code from scratch.
b) On the subject of "a novel approach to compilers", I think it was =
titled, am I wrong in thinking that System.CodeDom provides a rich =
abstract syntax tree which could be the input to a common IL generator? =
Looking through the .NET documentation from Visual Studio.NET Beta 2, =
Microsoft provides an ICodeCompiler implementation for C# and for =
VB.NET, which can produce code from a CodeDom. Is this not very close =
to the novel approach?
And finally, the questions...
1) I am an experienced C++ programmer, with good Java experience and a =
good working knowledge of C#. I have written compilers, parsers and =
bytecode interpreters, and I am an experienced x86 assembly language =
programmer. What is the best place for me to get involved at this time? =
I'm really interested in seeing an open source .NET implementation, and =
want to help out in the best way I can. Is my best bet to just choose a =
library and start coding?
2) I've not read Microsoft's license thoroughly enough; is it OK to =
develop GPL/LGPL code within Visual Studio.NET? I'm thinking about the =
recent Microsoft license that restricted the use of "viral license" =
tools with their libraries.
That's it, sorry about the length of the mail!
Mark.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Firstly, hi all! I have a few =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a) On the subject of Basic, GNOME Basic =
is a=20
VBScript-a-like to emulate the Visual Basic for Applications in =
Excel. =20
VBScript is quite different from the compiled VB implemented by Visual =
Basic 6,=20
and that's been changed quite substantially for VB.NET. I expect =
that=20
portions of the GB grammar could be used, but I would think it would be =
safer to=20
produce the rest of the code from scratch.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>b) On the subject of "a novel approach =
to=20
compilers", I think it was titled, am I wrong in thinking that =
System.CodeDom=20
provides a rich abstract syntax tree which could be the input to a =
common IL=20
generator? Looking through the .NET documentation from Visual =
Studio.NET=20
Beta 2, Microsoft provides an ICodeCompiler implementation for C# and =
for=20
VB.NET, which can produce code from a CodeDom. Is this not very =
close to=20
the novel approach?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And finally, the =
questions...</FONT></DIV><FONT=20
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<DIV><BR>1) I am an experienced C++ programmer, with good Java =
experience and a=20
good working knowledge of C#. I have written compilers, parsers =
and=20
bytecode interpreters, and I am an experienced x86 assembly language=20
programmer. What is the best place for me to get involved at this=20
time? I'm really interested in seeing an open source .NET =
implementation,=20
and want to help out in the best way I can. Is my best bet to just =
choose=20
a library and start coding?</DIV>
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<DIV>2) I've not read Microsoft's license thoroughly enough; is it OK to =
develop=20
GPL/LGPL code within Visual Studio.NET? I'm thinking about the =
recent=20
Microsoft license that restricted the use of "viral license" tools with =
their=20
libraries.</DIV>
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<DIV>That's it, sorry about the length of the mail!</DIV>
<DIV>Mark.</DIV>
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