Machine Code, VB & NES
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I was talking to blue-lighting about VB & machine code in a thread that recently got closed. I just want to straighten things out....
Theoretically, every language gets turned into machine code by the compiler. So, with the right compiler, VB could be compiled to work on an NES, right? (Of course, the dialog boxes and everything wouldn''t really work, but the general language could be used.) Any thoughts?
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No, it wouldn''t, VB uses the Win32 API to do everything.
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Well, I meant the syntax. The LANGUAGE could be used, right?
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VB requires a lot of DLLs to accompany the application.
Also, VB only compiles to the x86 chips. The NES uses a different chip.
E:cb woof!
Also, VB only compiles to the x86 chips. The NES uses a different chip.
E:cb woof!
The language could only be used if you had a VB compiler specifically made for the NES chip.
E:cb woof!
E:cb woof!
In order to get it to work on the nes you would be stripping VB of a lot the things that seperate it from BASIC. Also wouldn''t it be some kind of copyright violation to make a new compiler for microsoft''s language?
Plus why would you want to spend time coding a VB compiler in asm or C? About half way through I would think you''d figure out the irony.
Plus why would you want to spend time coding a VB compiler in asm or C? About half way through I would think you''d figure out the irony.
This is a strange/funny thread. Most of you don''t even know what VB looks like.
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Well, then I guess it would be BASIC with an NES compiler, right? I''m not trying to have a heated argument, just a discussion...
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...while VB experts like nes are here, does VB have many syntactical differences from BASIC or is it just like Visual C++ (you just program in a more visual and Windows-based environment, but the language doesn''t change?) I would guess (with my limited experience) that it''s mostly normal BASIC with a Windows-based design & output.
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