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Post #80,741
by jb4
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2/10/03 6:33:34 PM
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New Re: Yeah, its the language
The language is how many years old and nobody can write a good compiler for it?

The grammar is a nightmare. Many language "features" come out of fantasy land. If the compiler writers are having trouble agreeing on what something means - what are the chances an author in the language is going to be able to express himself in it?


Are you describing C++ or APL? (or Visual Basic, for that matter?)
jb4
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Post #80,754
by inthane-chan
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2/10/03 7:19:07 PM
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New Yes.
     More C++ BS: - (admin) - (21) - Feb. 10, 2003, 11:39:30 AM EST
         OK, the problem here is the implementation, not the language - (jb4) - (10) - Feb. 10, 2003, 04:57:58 PM EST
             Oh, come the heck on! Yes, it IS the language! - (CRConrad) - (7) - Feb. 10, 2003, 05:08:53 PM EST
                 C'mon Christian... - (jb4) - (6) - Feb. 10, 2003, 05:35:53 PM EST
                     Not that big a stretch... - (admin) - Feb. 10, 2003, 05:37:42 PM EST
                     So, it's a great language, if your definition... - (CRConrad) - (1) - Feb. 10, 2003, 05:42:23 PM EST
                         NO, that's NOT what I said. - (jb4) - Feb. 10, 2003, 05:58:08 PM EST
                     Yeah, its the language - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Feb. 10, 2003, 06:05:26 PM EST
                         Re: Yeah, its the language - (jb4) - (1) - Feb. 10, 2003, 06:33:34 PM EST
                             Yes. -NT - (inthane-chan) - Feb. 10, 2003, 07:19:07 PM EST
             Advocacy aside: - (admin) - (1) - Feb. 10, 2003, 05:35:08 PM EST
                 My understanding is: - (jb4) - Feb. 10, 2003, 05:50:57 PM EST
         Update: test code: try the fun on YOUR c++ compiler! - (admin) - (5) - Feb. 10, 2003, 06:13:45 PM EST
             Borland C++ Builder 6 Pro compiles w/o error - (jb4) - (3) - Feb. 10, 2003, 06:41:17 PM EST
                 Nifty for Windows users, eh? -NT - (admin) - (2) - Feb. 10, 2003, 06:42:07 PM EST
                     In Linux-land, try Kylix... - (jb4) - (1) - Feb. 10, 2003, 06:57:42 PM EST
                         I'll take a look then. -NT - (admin) - Feb. 10, 2003, 07:15:22 PM EST
             GCC on Jaguar (3.1) works okay -NT - (tjsinclair) - Feb. 10, 2003, 08:09:40 PM EST
         Update: what I did to workaround this - (admin) - (3) - Feb. 10, 2003, 06:52:39 PM EST
             LUCK!!! ;-) -NT - (jb4) - Feb. 10, 2003, 06:58:30 PM EST
             OT: gcc 2.95 native STL is very bad - (Arkadiy) - (1) - Feb. 11, 2003, 05:45:54 PM EST
                 I'm not using native 2.95 STL. - (admin) - Feb. 11, 2003, 08:19:14 PM EST

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