[Coco] C VS Basic Coco

[phil pt]

Depending on which compiler your using like Reabasic compiles it to per
machine lanuage so it runs the same as the processor.

On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 10:15 AM, Francis Swygert <farna at att.net> wrote:

> Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 12:10:28 -0800
> From: Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>
>
> Basic09 is a mix between interpreted and compiled. Literally interpreted,
> as each instruction is handled by the runtime module, RunB. Compiled
> because the instructions are "packed" into an intermediate code that uses
> tokens to represent keywords, functions, etc. Line numbers are only
> required for branch instructions like GOTO and GOSUB. In the I-Code, line
> numbers are converted to integer offset addresses, relative to the
> beginning of the instruction area of the module. It is for this reason line
> numbers are not required on every line. Also, I-Code is packed in post-fix
> notation (also known as reverse-polish notation) which speeds up execution
> dramatically.
>
> Wayne
>
>
> On Feb 17, 2018 7:14 AM, "Francis Swygert" <farna at att.net> wrote:
>
> Okay, I understand the difference between an interpreted and compiled
> language... mainly execution speed as far as the user is concerned. So an
> interpreted language goes through all the lines on a GOTO/GOSUB until it
> finds the line number. Am I correct in assuming that a compiled language
> like C and BASICC-09 has a quicker link to the reference point and doesn't
> have to go through all the code from call until
> found?=================================================
> Thanks Wayne, that explains a lot!!
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