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That is my understanding also. All languages are first translated to a middle layer that is the same and then that middle layer is what is compiled into the executable. Of course I got this information many years ago at a COMMON conference (pre-ILE days)
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Booth Martin
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 2:24 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: : Odd RPG Compiler thought that entered my brain
Doesn't IBM use a process they call W code that is the interface to the
silicone? Don't all programming languages eventually have to, at some
point, write to the W Code?
Alan Campin wrote:
If you go back to Turing, he said that any virtual machine can emulate
any other virtual machine. That is the basis of all computer system so
obviously RPG could generate byte code. I think there are some 200
languages that currently generate Java byte code. I think the problem is
more as another post said, it is the supporting system that are the big
problem.
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