Re: [NTLK] Feasibility of getting away from NTK

From: Zachery Bir (zbir_at_urbanape.com)
Date: Tue May 11 2004 - 10:22:10 PDT


On May 11, 2004, at 1:04 PM, Paul Guyot wrote:

> What is doable is:
> (b) to replace NTK with something else capable of compiling
> NewtonScript code.
>
> (b) probably would be more fun. Plus the NewtonScript compiler's
> native code generation definitely could be improved. Even generated
> bytecode could be improved. Additionally, since this would requires a
> NewtonScript interpreter as well, we would have an open source
> NewtonScript toolchain that could be used in totally different
> contexts.

Would this allow for larger/speedier apps than can be had via Newt?

> How much free time do you have in your hands? :)

Heh. Not as much as I'd like, but as much as I can get.

Zac

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