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

[David Froble]

Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 

At the time it was developed, the Basic guys called it "incremental 
compilation", as to differentiate it from the interpreter on RSTS/E.

Not sure how much different it is.