Re: Language Design

"s_dubrovich@yahoo.com" <s_dubrovich@yahoo.com>
Thu, 4 Aug 2011 18:43:58 -0700 (PDT)

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From: "s_dubrovich@yahoo.com" <s_dubrovich@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 18:43:58 -0700 (PDT)
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 11-07-027
Keywords: design
Posted-Date: 04 Aug 2011 22:15:10 EDT

On Jul 18, 3:16 pm, Billy Mays
<81282ed9a88799d21e77957df2d84bd6514d9...@myhashismyemail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to design a programming language for a simple processor
> (16 bit, ~10 instructions, 16 registers). I am not sure what a
> language actually needs in order to be more useful than pure assembly,
> but is also reasonable to implement.


I'd list the top three as: consistant, readable, provide high level
flow control constructs.


You can get that with assembly language and a separate macro pre-
processor.


> I had originally tried to make a RPN style language where the language
> is purely stack based, but I realized it wouldn't be Turing complete.
> I'd rather not just re implement C or other commonly used languages,
> but I'm having a hard time coming up with something I'd actually want
> to use.
>
> Any advice for a newbie?


No one has mentioned Grimley Evans's bcompiler.


It is actually several step-wise compilers to bootstrap his BCC
compiler, from nothing.


He borrows the stream i/o convenience of linux; stdin, stdout,
redirection to/from a file and the elf file format.


here: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/edmund.grimley-evans/


Anyway, food for thought..


Steve

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