Re: What is the Simplest Programming Language?

bonzini@gnu.org (Paolo Bonzini)
7 Jan 2003 23:26:58 -0500

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From: bonzini@gnu.org (Paolo Bonzini)
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 7 Jan 2003 23:26:58 -0500
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Posted-Date: 07 Jan 2003 23:26:58 EST

> Other than Smalltalk, Lisp, Forth and ahem Intercal what is the most
> simple programming language to create a ((relatively) useful) compiler
> for?


Probably Forth, as Smalltalk and Lisp rely on a mildly complex
run-time environment (with a GC, at least, and with a class library in
the case of Smalltalk). I'd estimate 2000 lines for Forth, 4000 for
Lisp (of course that's not Common Lisp!), and at least 30000 for
Smalltalk and Common Lisp.


Paolo

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