On 7 February 2012 05:34, Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net> wrote:
> let's have: > > Spindle On mode=CSS Speed=500 > > Now the same verb can take different arguments: > > Spindle Off > > So that the programmer is dealing with a _language_ with perceptible > structure, not just a great big pile of function calls to remember. I can certainly see an advantage in an interpreter where every G-code instruction maps to a one or two word phrase in English (and, for fun, in French, Polish, German...) Your suggestion goes a little further, in that "mode" and "speed" are context-dependent in a way that S and F are not, but it seems that a suitable lexer/parser/interpreter could cope. One would have to guard against: #<pindle> = 2000 S#<pindle> if the alternative syntax of pindle = 2000 Spindle were allowed :-) -- atp The idea that there is no such thing as objective truth is, quite simply, wrong. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
