[Info-vax] VAX Macro to C conversion

[Dave Froble]

On 7/19/2019 3:06 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 7/18/19 9:45 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 7/11/2019 5:26 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> On 7/11/2019 10:21 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>>> You know, makes one wonder.  Why did ANSI change so much trivial
>>>> stuff when the modified K&R to create ANSI-C and not fix any of
>>>> these supposed shortcomings?
>>>
>>> If they had then C would have been much better for most applications
>>> but worse for operating system kernels.
>>>
>>> I have no idea what the ANSI/ISO people were thinking back in the
>>> late 1980's.
>>>
>>> But it seems quite plausible that the logic was "C does what
>>> it does - those that want a more safe language should pick
>>> another language".
>>
>> Note that MS supposedly are considering towards Rust:
>>
>> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/18/microsoft_argues_for_memorysafe_languages_hints_at_move_from_c_to_rust
>
>
> And are all the lemmings supposed to follow them of the edge
> of the cliff?
>
> bill
>

I find the following interesting:

"Rust is syntactically similar to C++, but it provides increased speed 
and better memory safety"

And so I ask, is this just a "newer or better" implementation of C++ but 
with a new name?

Might make porting C++ code to the "newer and better" language.

I think Bill had a good name for such, however, my memory sucks.

Now, if these people wanted to do something really good, they could 
design a new Basic compiler that implemented some of the desired features.

What's that?  Nobody likes Basic syntax?  Sucks to be you Dave ....

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