Hi Jon, > implementation based on node.js. Would it be an idea to first write > a PicoLisp assembler (equivalent to the one used in 64-bits PL) in > JavaScript, so one could rip off all (or most of) the assembly code > that 64-bits PL is written in? It seems like it could be a fun thing > to do, at least for those who have some time available ... ;-)
Yes, it would indeed be fun. But I think very difficult. To have it run in the JavaScript environment, it would be necessary to bring the assembler to output JavaScript code, or to write an emulator of the PicoLisp machine (see http://software-lab.de/doc64/asm) in JavaScript. I spent a lot of time contemplating to write such an emulator in C, and finally gave up because there is no way to implement the 'native' function in C, which is the most interesting feature of pil64. In JavaScript it is probably even more difficult than in C. Cheers, - Alex -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe
