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While I appreciate your point. 1. You use the example of a tiny basic of a 'real language' and I don't see how tiny basic is a 'real language', but tiny C is a
by benj111 4y ago
While I appreciate your point.
1. You use the example of a tiny basic of a 'real language' and I don't see how tiny basic is a 'real language', but tiny C is a stripped down language.
2. You can build on this to make a full c implementation. A minimal c implementation that can potentially bootstrap a full c environment is more useful than a brainfuck interpreter.
- WoodenChair 4y ago1. I think I explained why. You can Google real programs people used to do their day to day computing tasks and games and run them unmodified. You can’t do that with this dialect of C. It’s cool to run real programs. 2. Good point, but it’s several orders of magnitude more work to go from this to C, so it depends if you’re doing a one off project or have much bigger ambitions. I think you get more bang for the buck out of Tiny BASIC if it’s a one-off project is my point.