Re: [HACKERS] Bytecode and virtual machine

2005-06-29 Thread Jonah H. Harris
Hey Dave, I see a few of the advantages and disadvantages as follows: ADVANTAGES - Faster execution (a single parse/compile) - The ability for companies/people to write PL code and not directly share the source (though disassembly is always possible) - Built-in debugging support (could be added

[HACKERS] Bytecode and virtual machine

2005-06-29 Thread Dave Cramer
Jonah, What do you see as the advantages of using a VM and bytecode? Regarding Antlr etal, are there any that generate C code. I am more familiar with the java parsers. If we can't generate C this is probably a non-starter. Dave On 28-Jun-05, at 5:58 PM, Jonah H. Harris wrote: Dave, I