Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages

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On 13.10.2024 16:54, Muttley@DastartdlyHQ.org wrote:

 

Aho, Sethi, and Ullman: "Simply stated, a compiler is a program
that reads a program written in one language -- the _source_
language -- and translates it into an equivalent program in
another language -- the _target_ language."

 
Thats an opinion, not a fact.

Well, I recall the compiler construction and formal languages books
from Aho, Hopcroft, Sethi, Ullman, from the 1980's. Excellent books
and a reference (also in Europe). - So calling the citation only as
an "opinion" is quite audacious! - If I'd have to choose an expert
from the list Muttley, Aho, Hopcroft, Sethi, Ullman, the choice is
quite obvious. :-)

Janis