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Re: Why java is (not) bad for Mindstorms
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Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:47:52 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
On Mon, January 23, 2006 5:37 am, PeterBalch wrote:

Kev

My guess is that it is not possible for the official language can be everything
to eveyone.

Why not?

Why couldn't the original RIS language interface have had a button to press
which converted your program to a textual form like a conventional
language? And this textual language had all the extra goodies that hackers
want?

TLG must provide software (firmware) that's "Bullet-Proof" for kids. (most of their
users)

I prefer a faster version of the firmware, which is why I use BrickOS.

These appear mutually exclusive.  Is that different from what you're talking about?

Steve

One possibility would be to have a compiler that compiles NXT graphical code
into ARM code, or NXT executable into ARM code (kind of like a Java just in time
compiler).  This would bypass the interpreter of the firmware and potentially
give you a great performance boost (probably at a cost of space).

Kev



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(...) What is the output of the NXT graphical programming environment? I mean the NXT could already have a JIT type execution environment already whereby the graphical IDE generates pseudo-code ("bytecode") and the firmware on the NXT does the (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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(...) TLG must provide software (firmware) that's "Bullet-Proof" for kids. (most of their users) I prefer a faster version of the firmware, which is why I use BrickOS. These appear mutually exclusive. Is that different from what you're talking (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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