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| From | Andy Walker <anw@cuboid.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.editors, comp.lang.misc |
| Subject | Re: Vim syntax file for Algol 68 |
| Date | 2025-07-26 17:36 +0100 |
| Organization | Not very much |
| Message-ID | <106306a$1c7uo$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <106131k$2489k$1@dont-email.me> <10615sg$2n59p$1@news.xmission.com> <106284j$1cg0l$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 26/07/2025 10:45, Janis Papanagnou wrote:
> On 26.07.2025 02:01, Kenny McCormack wrote:
>> I'm curious - does this mean you are actually doing A68 programming?
> Yes, but not professionally, only for "recreational purposes".
Likewise. I'm long retired, so have no "professional" reason
to write programs, but the joy of A68G re-kindled my interest. The
compiler is fast enough to make A68G usable as a scripting language
[programs of 500 lines or so compile in around 1/30 of a second on
my machine, and they run around 2000 times faster than they used to
on our university mainframe in the 1970s].
>> What compiler (or interpreter) are you using? Is it publicly available?
> It's Marcel van der Veer's Genie "compiler-interpreter" (as he
> calls it). The software is high quality. It's still maintained
> (although it seems to not need much maintenance). And, yes,
> it's publicly available (including a 700 page documentation).[*]
> Janis
> [*] https://jmvdveer.home.xs4all.nl/en.algol-68-genie.html
I can endorse JP's comments. In addition, I've always found
Marcel to be very responsive in dealing with problems/infelicities.
--
Andy Walker, Nottingham.
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