Date   : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:34:04 +0100
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: [OT] No wonder CompSci graduates are

On 12/11/2010 00:38, Alan Williams wrote:

> Also regarding the Acorn BBC 'C' compiler, it generates byte code.

Ouch!


I don't think Acorn liked C much in the early days. The Arthur PRMs 
mention that any serious applications would be written in assembler, and 
thus could be candidates for being implemented as relocatable modules. 
Possibly two of the most ridiculous ideas, given:
   1. The complexities of maintaining a pure assembler project
   2. The RMA? You mean the one where free space compaction isn't, and
      the hardwired limitation is?
What is so bad about a plain ordinary task? And, <gasp> one written in 
C! </gasp>


Best wishes,

Rick.

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