Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news.iecc.com!nerds-end From: Uli Kusterer Newsgroups: comp.compilers Subject: Re: Good practical language and OS agnostic text? Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:30:35 +0200 Organization: Compilers Central Lines: 26 Sender: news@iecc.com Approved: comp.compilers@iecc.com Message-ID: <12-04-057@comp.compilers> References: <12-04-027@comp.compilers> <12-04-044@comp.compilers> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.iecc.com X-Trace: leila.iecc.com 1335043046 22260 64.57.183.58 (21 Apr 2012 21:17:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@iecc.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:17:26 +0000 (UTC) Keywords: books, design Posted-Date: 21 Apr 2012 17:17:26 EDT X-submission-address: compilers@iecc.com X-moderator-address: compilers-request@iecc.com X-FAQ-and-archives: http://compilers.iecc.com Xref: csiph.com comp.compilers:600 On 19.04.2012, at 21:05, compilers@is-not-my.name wrote: >> You might be right that all books are one (or more) of those three, >> but then you should choose from among those. > > If that would have been an option I would have done it by now. But it *is* an option. If a book is written in pseudocode (which you requested) you would go and write your own program by translating that pseudocode into whatever your implementation language eventually ends up being. So if a book is written in C, just treat it like a pseudocode that is assembler-like, with shorthand for function prologs and epilogs. C is a "portable assembler". It's a fairly natural fit if you plan on using assembler. > C just doesn't have much value on z/OS. Java is too limiting in other ways. I'm a bit confused now. You said you didn't want to copy and paste. Why does the code suddenly need to "have value"? Isn't it perfectly fine as an illustration of the concepts discussed in the book? If you want to learn how cooking works, why would you worry that the example of cooking soup uses Maggi soups, while all you have is store brand? Cheers, -- Uli Kusterer http://stacksmith.com