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From: brett@sylvester-tr.umd.edu (Brett S Bourbin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: wanted - basic compiler
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Date: 7 Apr 89 18:32:22 GMT
References: <1168@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM> <2652@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> <15887@cup.portal.com> <3201@ihlpm.ATT.COM> <510@sky.COM>
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In article <510@sky.COM> hamill@sky.COM (John Hamill) writes:
>In article <3201@ihlpm.ATT.COM> njd@ihlpm.ATT.COM (DiMasi) writes:
>>In article <15887@cup.portal.com>, Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:
>>> I do agree though, that for sheer speed (almost as fast as 6502 assembly
>>> code), the ACTION language was the winner..
>>Why did you write this in the past tense?  Is there now a compiler that 
>>produces faster object code than ACTION! ?  (Not that I would want it,
>>I don't even have much time to write programs anymore, although I'm working
>>on it...)
>
>	Action might be the fastest compiler, but it is clearly a waste for 
>anyone who wants to produce a useable program.

	Well, I don't know about that.  When I was doing development work
on the 8-bit Ataris, I switched from writing my pseudo-code from Basic-XL
to ACTION! since the speed was _a lot_ closer to the assembly speed it
would finally be in.  I even wrote many of my conversion and editor programs
in ACTION!, and they were quite useable.  Plus the enviorment, going from
source to the editor to running it was great.

>	If you want *real* compiler, use Mac65.

	I always like the AMAC (Atari Macro Assembler) since I think it
is a great shame to treat assembly like BASIC source with line numbers and
a BASIC-like editor.  If only AMAC was as fast as Mac65 and less buggy. 8^)

	Just some of my thoughts, but then you knew that.  8^)




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