Re: Definitions - What are yours?

On Jul 31, 10:16 am, Betov <be...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
"rh...@xxxxxxxxxx" <rh...@xxxxxxxxxx> écrivaitnews:1185900194.392324.287510@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

HLA has built-in macros for things like an IF statement

Of course, but not only, clown. If this was only that,
HLA would be a compiler for Assembly Language. What it
will never be: An HLL cannot be a Compiler for Assembly
Language. Period.

Now, as you're the expert on what is and what is not an assembly
language, and, in particular, what it is in HLA that makes it "not an
assembly language", perhaps you might share with us all the features
in HLA that cannot be done with HLA's macro facilities.

You keep saying the HLA language is not an assembly language, but
invariably you offer no proof of this by explaining those language
features that are not "assembly language" and you always wind up
making some noise about implementation details that have nothing to do
with the language (e.g., "passing stuff on down to FASM").

So here's your big chance -- please describe the language features in
HLA that could not be implemented using user-written macros. If you
manage to do that, then you will really have accomplished something.

hLater,
Randy Hyde

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