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Trekiej 
Re: Computer Programming Languages
Posted on 24-May-2019 18:29:48
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LOL I knew it I knew it

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Re: Computer Programming Languages
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@bison

Sounds cool

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Re: Computer Programming Languages
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Sounds cool

Well, Lisp programmers think it is. You can write code that modifies itself while it's executing. I'm not entirely sure that's a good idea.

I'd like to see a concrete case where that's really useful. Maybe it is; I don't know. I'm just a simple-minded C programmer.

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Trekiej 
Re: Computer Programming Languages
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@bison

Unfortunately my programming skills are at the Undergraduate level.
I am not in a computer career anymore.
Lisp is a language I never got into learning.
It was seen in a book from Radio Shack about Artificial Intelligence (edit) back in say, 1983.
I had only 8 bit computers at the time.

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Re: Computer Programming Languages
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You forgot to mention which dialect of BASIC you want updated. I know how to implement BASIC as a pass-and-a-half transpiler using C as a backend. I was considering doing one based on AMOS Kittens.


Well, I usually use HiSoft Basic 2, but I've used a lot of BASICs over the years, and I like the general philosophy that the @#$%^&*! computer should do the drudge work. I've written over 100 lines of clean, bug-free code in a 4-hour programming day--ran clean, first time.

But I've used many other dialects, and like most of them; what I really like is the philosophy that the @#$%^&*! machine should do the drudge work, not me. No need to declare non-global variables before I use them, undimensioned arrays are set to x(10)--which is fine for most quick & dirty one shots--and string manipulation, while not perfect, is a lot more orthasgonal than ther C system libraries.

And no need to #include them....

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Re: Computer Programming Languages
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:Dreaded Duplicate Post Error"

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@bison

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(In Re: Self Modifying Code:)

Well, Lisp programmers think it is. You can write code that modifies itself while it's executing. I'm not entirely sure that's a good idea.

I'd like to see a concrete case where that's really useful. Maybe it is; I don't know. I'm just a simple-minded C programmer.


It can allow you to execute control structures that the language has no direct support for, for instance or do some really bizarre decision trees, which, in this bizarre world, can be useful. But I prefer it if the language has direct support....


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Re: Computer Programming Languages
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O.K., does anyone know of a decent "B2C" program that can translate standard BASIC to standard--say, gcc--code?Even if it isn't perfect, or is a bit obsolete, if the source is available, then it could make a good starting point...I really like the language, but all the BASIC compilers I've delt with had their weaknesses, many registering in the low single didgets on the Torricelli scale....


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Re: Computer Programming Languages
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@Trekiej

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Does anyone here like Julia programming?


Oh, yes! And I like Shelley programming and Cora programming, but aunt Emma should steer clear of it.

@Amigo1
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Julia is my girlfriend, I programmed her. She already does what I want.


Do you really think so? My friend, believe me: she programmed YOU! And so to read she did a perfect and wonderfull job as you still believe you programmed HER. Man, oh man, oh man, you just made my day!

@All
Having done a bit of coding in the past (started in 1973), using BASIC, COBOL, PL/1, RPG-II, RPG-III, RPG/400 (ILE) and C since halfway the 80's, I must say I am quite content with C. If you can bring yourself to act disciplined and thoughtfull, it's a great and strong language. I am very suspicious of what I call false disciplinary concepts like 'short-and-sweet': they often make a shiver go down my spine.

Concepts in C I like are enumerations and #defines, as they can make source code that much more readable.
A concept I truly dislike is in the "inline" keyword.

OK, that was it for this time. Thought I had to chime in.
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Re: Computer Programming Languages
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O.K., does anyone know of a decent "B2C" program that can translate standard BASIC to standard--say, gcc--code?

Bacon.

http://www.basic-converter.org/

http://basic-converter.proboards.com/

By default it generates an executable -- use the -p switch to retain the generated .c code:

bison@home ~/test $ cat rot.bac 
SPLIT ARGUMENT$ BY " " TO arg$ SIZE argc

IF argc < 2 THEN
PRINT "Usage: rot STRING"
END
ENDIF

FOR indx = 1 TO LEN(arg$[1])
chr = ASC(MID$(arg$[1], indx, 1))
IF chr > 64 AND chr < 78 THEN
PRINT CHR$(chr + 13);
ELIF chr > 77 AND chr < 91 THEN
PRINT CHR$(chr - 13);
ELIF chr > 96 AND chr < 110 THEN
PRINT CHR$(chr + 13);
ELIF chr > 109 AND chr < 123 THEN
PRINT CHR$(chr - 13);
ELSE
PRINT CHR$(chr);
END IF
NEXT

PRINT

bison@home ~/test $ bacon -p rot.bac
Converting 'rot.bac'... done, 24 lines were processed in 0.005 seconds.
WARNING: 'indent' not found on this system!
Generated source code cannot be beautified.
Compiling 'rot.bac'... cc -c rot.bac.c
cc -o rot rot.bac.o -lbacon -L. -lm
Done, program 'rot' ready.

bison@home ~/test $ ./rot 'Gur fanxr juvpu pnaabg pnfg vgf fxva unf gb qvr. Nf jryy gur zvaqf juvpu ner ceriragrq sebz punatvat gurve bcvavbaf; gurl prnfr gb or zvaq.'
"The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind."

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Re: Computer Programming Languages
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@bison

The problem with a Basic to C translator is IMHO different.

BASIC coders want to have commands for openning a screen and drawing pixels and text to it.

Handling of libraries (static or linked) is an uncommon idea for BASIC coders, but when it comes to libraries they are confronted with pointers or structures that makes BASIC very inconvenient to them.

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Lou 
Re: Computer Programming Languages
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@bison

Quote:

bison wrote:
@pgf_666

Quote:
O.K., does anyone know of a decent "B2C" program that can translate standard BASIC to standard--say, gcc--code?

Bacon.

http://www.basic-converter.org/

http://basic-converter.proboards.com/

By default it generates an executable -- use the -p switch to retain the generated .c code:
bison@home ~/test $ cat rot.bac 
SPLIT ARGUMENT$ BY " " TO arg$ SIZE argc

IF argc < 2 THEN
PRINT "Usage: rot STRING"
END
ENDIF

FOR indx = 1 TO LEN(arg$[1])
chr = ASC(MID$(arg$[1], indx, 1))
IF chr > 64 AND chr < 78 THEN
PRINT CHR$(chr + 13);
ELIF chr > 77 AND chr < 91 THEN
PRINT CHR$(chr - 13);
ELIF chr > 96 AND chr < 110 THEN
PRINT CHR$(chr + 13);
ELIF chr > 109 AND chr < 123 THEN
PRINT CHR$(chr - 13);
ELSE
PRINT CHR$(chr);
END IF
NEXT

PRINT

bison@home ~/test $ bacon -p rot.bac
Converting 'rot.bac'... done, 24 lines were processed in 0.005 seconds.
WARNING: 'indent' not found on this system!
Generated source code cannot be beautified.
Compiling 'rot.bac'... cc -c rot.bac.c
cc -o rot rot.bac.o -lbacon -L. -lm
Done, program 'rot' ready.

bison@home ~/test $ ./rot 'Gur fanxr juvpu pnaabg pnfg vgf fxva unf gb qvr. Nf jryy gur zvaqf juvpu ner ceriragrq sebz punatvat gurve bcvavbaf; gurl prnfr gb or zvaq.'
"The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind."


The Select Case statement, which accepts ranges really cleans up things like the code above...

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/visual-basic/language-reference/statements/select-case-statement

VB.NET rules! And the compiler is open-source now...
https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn

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@OneTimer1

If you look at the code Bacon generates you can see how they deal with some of that. But works, at least with trivial programs.

@Lou

My knowledge of Basic is ancient, rudimentary, and not likely to improve.

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Posted on 27-Jun-2019 18:21:03
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Re:BASIC to C

To get a non-structured or semi-structured BASIC to translate to C requires only to do a state machine. Ignore all of the structured commands of C but instead, generate a state enumeration variable, the enum statement will contain all of the label names, error states and a normal state. The main function will look something like this:

Quote:

while (statevar > error_states) {
switch (statevar) {
case start:
...
case dest1:
...
statevar=dest1;
break; /* goto dest1 */
}
}
... /* process errors here */

Note that fallthroughs on case statements are intended because they are labels.

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I just saw the original post and I have one significant pro for COBOL: experienced developers are becoming rare but certain large industries still depend on it while frantically trying to migrate away. That being the case, knowing it could land you a very lucrative job one day ;)

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@bison & everyone else who responded....

While the source is available, it isn't precompiled to either a Windows or Amiga/ARos executable...

And without a standardized GFX package alot of BASIC code....not so much.

Anyone thought of porting the basic (npi) Amiga C graphics calls to something that could be used in Mac, Linux, or (choke) WionDon't?
I'm guessing that the code itself is already written for ARos....



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@pgf_666

There is an SDL port which is a port of an early version of Microsoft's DirectX, IIRC, that made it easier to port a lot early of Windows games... Pretty sure any language can call the functions of an external library such as SDL... Though I think on the Amiga port, it never got 3D functionality, again, IIRC... Perhaps on AROS_x86 got a more complete port?

https://www.libsdl.org/

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@Lou

OL, 3D support would be great, but first:
__________

Screen 1
Window 1(0,0)-(700,11000
pset (5,6),7
line to (87,231)
__________

needs to be translated correctly--as well as all the other funny commands, like AREAFILL that AmigaBASIC supports.

And all the .library commands need to be turned into .DLLs.....



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@pgf_666

http://aminet.net/package/dev/misc/SDL-Amiga

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@Lou

Interesting, but....

While I can see how the B2C might be able to use this to translate my snippet of code, I was hoping for a trans-platform .lib file, or even a .DLL, perhaps converted from the ARo/s project, or even reverse engineered from HB2,library--or whatever it's called....

BTW, there is at least one doozy of a bug introduced with HB2, and, apparently, continued with MB3, converting single precision FP numbers for use in RANDOM files....

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