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0 pointspaulddraper6y ago0 comments

But the first thing I want to about C is not a compiler written in C. That's an unfriendly intro to almost any language.

I want to see a procedure call, "Hello world" I/O, some math or string manipulation, and how to run that myself.

After that I can look at compiler sources.

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edejong6y ago

LISP is a notable exception. Btw, I do believe a compiler should be one of the examples of a new language.

bogdanoff_26y ago

Are you saying that lisps are an exception to needing to see some small examples at first when looking at a new language? Why do you think they're an exception?

edejong6y ago

In LISP-like languages a compiler/interpeter is a simple example.

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garmaine6y ago

FWIW, concatinative languages are even simpler than Lisp.

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0 pointspaulddraper6y ago0 comments

But the first thing I want to about C is not a compiler written in C. That's an unfriendly intro to almost any language.

I want to see a procedure call, "Hello world" I/O, some math or string manipulation, and how to run that myself.

After that I can look at compiler sources.

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edejong6y ago

LISP is a notable exception. Btw, I do believe a compiler should be one of the examples of a new language.

bogdanoff_26y ago

Are you saying that lisps are an exception to needing to see some small examples at first when looking at a new language? Why do you think they're an exception?

edejong6y ago

In LISP-like languages a compiler/interpeter is a simple example.

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garmaine6y ago

FWIW, concatinative languages are even simpler than Lisp.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse