Subject: Re: [stella] Atari 2600 BASIC compiler From: Glenn Saunders <mos6507@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 02:48:40 -0400 |
--- Fred Quimby <c9r@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Also, to solve the re-use problem, I'd be more > inclined to still allow a-z > as they want, but require a dim to use anything > else, and require that "dim" > maps to a-z. Also, instead of making special syntax > for dim, just use > something really close to DASM syntax for equates That sounds great to me. a-z act as a level of abstraction around the actual RAM storage address and then being able to map an alias to a-z makes the code more readable. I think most programmers would prefer to have a more descriptive variable name than a-z anyway. So even if you aren't going to reuse, it would be useful to have that extra abstraction level. BTW, I think the Bally Astrocade TinyBASIC uses a-z. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://stella.biglist.com
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