"Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:a76mqe$133$1@digitaldaemon.com...

> I'm working on 4 different compilers at the moment, and still people email me wanting me to revive Empire <g>.

Oh yes, rewrite it in D! =)

By the way, what are those compilers? DMC, DMD, I also remember you
mentioned
you're working on some Java compiler... just curious.

"Pavel Minayev" <evilone@omen.ru> wrote in message news:a777l5$esg$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> "Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:a76mqe$133$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > I'm working on 4 different compilers at the moment, and still people
email
> > me wanting me to revive Empire <g>.
> By the way, what are those compilers? DMC, DMD, I also remember you
> mentioned
> you're working on some Java compiler... just curious.

C, C++, D, and Javascript. (Javascript and Java have nothing in common except the name. They are totally different languages.) Some years back, I did write a Java compiler, though.

Most companies would put a team of 10 to 30 people on each <g>.

"Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:a782h4$13i3$1@digitaldaemon.com...

> C, C++, D, and Javascript. (Javascript and Java have nothing in common

JavaScript COMPILER???

"Pavel Minayev" <evilone@omen.ru> wrote in message news:a78d2s$196u$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> "Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:a782h4$13i3$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > C, C++, D, and Javascript. (Javascript and Java have nothing in common
> JavaScript COMPILER???

It compiles it to an intermediate form, and then interprets that. It runs a lot faster than Microsoft's or Mozilla's. <g>

"Barry Pederson" <barryp@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3C94E64F.3090702@yahoo.com...
> I know this is something that nobody likes to do, but the documentation
could
> probably use a going-over.  Seeing as how this is a new language that
nobody
> is familiar with - you'd really need good docs to find out what the
features
> are so you could try them, but not be misled by references to things that
were
> planned but didn't make the final cut.

You're right. I've just posted some new docs. They still aren't great, but correct some of the more egregious problems. -Walter