Comment by kragen
5 days ago
I suppose if your only tool is a formula translator, everything looks like a formula?
"Plan" is really a much better term than "program". My next compiler will be called "plantran" for "plan translator". "pt" for short.
5 days ago
I suppose if your only tool is a formula translator, everything looks like a formula?
"Plan" is really a much better term than "program". My next compiler will be called "plantran" for "plan translator". "pt" for short.
I have named the experimental languages I am toying with "Plan <x>" (for Programming LANguage, but also because it is a good term as you pointed out). Originally I was using numbers (probably would skip "Plan 9" like Microsoft skipped Windows 9) but the experiments went in different directions and implying an order was misleading. So I switched to star names: Plan Sirius, Plan Rigel, Plan Vega...
Are you writing up your results anywhere?
Not yet, and if I publish any of the languages I will probably use a different name (like "Oak" -> "Java"). Though I did call the unfinished language I published "BLA" (Baby 8 LAnguage - an attempt to see if I could fit an interpreter and editor in 1KB) so I might stick with the stupid names after all.
https://github.com/jeceljr/baby8/tree/main/examples/bla
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