Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!bionet!agate!sunspot.berkeley.edu!ericco From: ericco@ssl.berkeley.edu (Eric C. Olson) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: ANDF and abstract machines Message-ID: Date: 16 Jan 91 19:54:14 GMT Sender: usenet@agate.berkeley.edu (USENET Administrator) Distribution: comp Organization: CEA @ UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA. Lines: 17 I recently read an article that mentioned ANDF (Architecture Neutral Data Format) as an intermediate language. The idea is that it has a representation that is difficult to reverse engineer (back into source code), but which can be compiled into machine dependent instruction. Is this feasible? If so, any references to ANDF or any other similiar compilable intermediate languages would be appreciated. I suppose along the same lines is the idea of an abstract machine. Which I suppose is a virtual machine that can be implemented on various actual machines. Is this a well developed area of knowledge? That is, where can I find references to abstract machines. Thanks in advance, Eric -- Eric ericco@ssl.berkeley.edu