[Info-vax] Some questions on software for VMS 7.3 VAX

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2016-01-01 15:31:47 +0000, David Froble said:

> lists at openmailbox.org wrote:
>> 
>> BTW is the BASIC on VAX/VMS a true compiler or is it interpreted?
> 
> Ya know, that's really funny.  You say you don't like Basic, but you 
> don't even know what it is.  It's a true compiler, with only one fault 
> that I'm aware of. I didn't even know about the fault until John Reagan 
> (spell?) explained it.

The BASIC layered product provides both an interpreter and a compiler 
on VAX.   There's no JIT associated with the interpreter, however.


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