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Re: Why java is (not) bad for Mindstorms
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:07:27 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Ross Crawford wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Ted Pawlicki <pawlicki@cs.rochester.edu> wrote:
> > > 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?
> >
> > It does. The RIS GUI saves the programs in *.lsc files (in the
> > "Vault"). These programs appear to be a C language variant. The
> > LabView environment does the same thing.
>
> The language is "MindScript". There's some tutorials here:
> http://users.ncable.net.au/~blane/smartParts/04000.htm
And the very best way to use MindScript with LEGO programmable bricks is with
Bricx Command Center. It provides context sensitive help, syntax highlighting,
code insight, code completion, and a host of other incredibly useful features
which make programming in MindScript a breeze.
MindScript, however, is more of a Visual Basic or VBScript variant than a C
language variant. It is not case sensitive, it is not strongly typed, it does
not require semi-colons at the end of statements, etc... I really like
MindScript. Hopefully the NXT software will use an enhanced MindScript as the
underlying textual form of the graphical programs you edit via the LabView-based
environment. Unfortunately, I don't have much hope that this will be the case
since National Instruments is supposedly writing the NXT software.
John Hansen
http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/
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