From: genericpenguin <sven.schott@...>
Date: 2009-11-03T09:37:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Hamurabi (#223)

Sorry I'm new to the list. Is it ok to post solutions at this point
(Nov 1 10:30am to now +48hrs)?

On Nov 3, 7:44 am, William Manire <williamkman...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow this looks old, almost like GWBasic.
>
> I would suggest flow charting this thing first, then creating it in Ruby
> from your chart rather than trying to translate it line for line.
>
> 2009/11/2 Martin DeMello <martindeme...@gmail.com>
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> > "8k MICROSOFT BASIC", apparently :) It's the one here:
> >http://www.dunnington.u-net.com/public/basicgames/HMRABI
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> > martin
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> > On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:01 AM, William Manire <williamkman...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > BASIC wasn't that bad...
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> > > it was horrible :)
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> > > Just out of curiosity, which BASIC interpreter was the BASIC script
> > you're
> > > trying to port written for?
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> > > 2009/11/2 Martin DeMello <martindeme...@gmail.com>
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> > >> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 5:29 AM, James Edward Gray II
> > >> <ja...@graysoftinc.com> wrote:
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> > >> > I wrote a super minimal BASIC interpreter to avoid translating the
> > code.
> > >> >  (Yes, I am aware that's insane.  I'll seek help.)
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> > >> Wow, I thought translating the code would be fairly simple, but it's a
> > >> morass of gotos and one-letter variables. I think I'd have written the
> > >> interpreter a lot quicker :) But now my stubborn side has kicked in
> > >> and I'm going to finish the translation instead.
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> > >> martin
>
> > > --
> > > William Kevin Manire
> > > Lead Developer
> > > Edge Of Nowhere LLC (http://www.edgeofnowherellc.com)
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>
> --
> William Kevin Manire
> Lead Developer
> Edge Of Nowhere LLC (http://www.edgeofnowherellc.com)
> (206) 384-5826