Re: No love for FORTRAN?
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2024 3:47 pm
BillG wrote:
FORTRAN ignores spaces, even within identifiers!
That type of fragment is a classic example used in compiler textbooks of how the lexical analyzer for FORTRAN is special; it must look ahead to properly do its job. But I digress...
I have several toy compilers in various states of incompletion. If there is enough interest, I may consider creating one for FORTRAN.
That type of fragment is a classic example used in compiler textbooks of how the lexical analyzer for FORTRAN is special; it must look ahead to properly do its job. But I digress...
I have several toy compilers in various states of incompletion. If there is enough interest, I may consider creating one for FORTRAN.
-Gordon