[dba-Tech] A new compiled JavaScript?

Hi Stewart:

That is funny.

Jim

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] A new compiled JavaScript?

The obligatory XKCD reference:

http://xkcd.com/378/

:-)

On 19 Mar 2013 at 17:56, Arthur Fuller wrote:

> A friend of mine, author of a compiler, has a shirt that reads, "Real
> programmers don't *use* compilers. They *write* compilers.
> 
> A,
> 
> 
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Stuart McLachlan
<stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>wrote:
> 
> > Please, can we stop this abuse of the word "compiler" which has crept in
> > recently.
> >
> > To me a compiler is still something that converts a high level language
to
> > a low level set of
> > instructions -  usually machine code.
> >
> > Javascript is an interpreted language..
> >
> > Dart uses a "cross-language translator", not a compiler  to generate
> > javascript.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Stuart
> >
> > On 19 Mar 2013 at 11:15, Jim Lawrence wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All:
> > >
> > > Has anyone seen or worked with the Dart product? It looks interesting
in
> > > that it allows a developer to design in a structured language and then
it
> > > compiles to standard HTML5 JavaScript code.
> > >
> > > http://www.dartlang.org/
> > >
> > > Jim
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