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From: Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: neos Universal Compiler
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:07:09 +0000
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On 19/03/2025 14:44, Mr Flibble wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:41:34 +0000, Muttley wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:35:59 GMT Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc.corp>
>> wibbled:
>>> On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:41:18 +0000, Muttley wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 04:59:22 GMT Mr Flibble
>>>> <flibble@reddwarf.jmc.corp>
>>>> wibbled:
>>>>> On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:21:34 +0000, Mr Flibble wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Introducing the universal compiler, neos, that can compile ANY
>>>>>> programming language.
>>>>
>>>> I hope you're going to write a auto generator for that mess possibly
>>>> based on written instructions in english/french/whatever. Its
>>>> unreadable.
>>>
>>> eh? the neos grammar is based on EBNF so is human friendly.
>>
>> Its almost a solid slab of text.
> 
> It is based on EBNF so is human friendly.

It's human friendly because Flibber says so. Flibber is never 
wrong, not even when he's wrong.

And because magic, neos can (present tense) compile any 
programming language, even though most languages have no schema 
at present. We know this because Flibber is never wrong.

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Richard Heathfield
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