Re: Using C as a back end

"Pred." <predictor@my-deja.com>
23 Oct 2000 22:12:12 -0400

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From: "Pred." <predictor@my-deja.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 23 Oct 2000 22:12:12 -0400
Organization: Deja.com - Before you buy.
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Keywords: C, performance

Thanks Joachim,


> An alternative to C is C--. I'm not sure whether it's ready for show
> yet, but take a look at http://www.cminusminus.org .


C-- may very well become an interesting option, but IMO it's far from
ready for production compilers. Or perhaps the Web-site is outdated?


> Regards,
> Joachim
> [Actually, in many compilers the scanner is the slowest part because
> it's the only thing that has to look at every character in the source
> file. -John]


Agreed, John.


--
Thanks,
- Pred.

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