AWCTTYPA@UIAMVS.BITNET ("David A. Lyons") (02/09/89)
>Date: Wed, 8 Feb 89 17:49:48 PST >From: Brian Fox <bfox%vision@hub.ucsb.edu> >Subject: What is source code? (answered) Hey, I'm _not_ getting paid for this. I don't think my answer was completely worthless. I think I succeeded in showing _why_ there is such a thing as source code & why compilers/assemblers are useful. I _didn't_ want to just answer by saying that source code is something that only programmers need to have and understand: I wanted to show source code in several languages and show how it differs from object code. That was more than Dale asked for, but there are a lot of people reading this newsgroup. I bet a few people learned _something_ from it, and if people work with their e-mail the way I do, some people have filed the message in a "stuff I want to understand better later" folder. If Dale or anyone wants a clarification of anything I said, I'll do my best. --David A. Lyons bitnet: awcttypa@uiamvs DAL Systems CompuServe: 72177,3233 P.O. Box 287 GEnie mail: D.LYONS2 North Liberty, IA 52317 AppleLinkPE: Dave Lyons
brisinda@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Dale Brisinda) (02/11/89)
Hey There, this is the "bewildered and confused Dale"!! Well, I think I'm much less bewildered and confused than I was when I asked the question pertaining to source codes. Believe it or not both replies helped me out , and since I have programmed in Applesoft Basic, and in Pascal, and I am currently enrolled in an assemby language course (PDP-11). Well I understand, source codes a heck of alot more than I did before. Lets see if I got the message: Well source codes are the codes that you write, and object codes are the codes that appear after you compile the source codes, as in assembly language, or in Pascal. Whereas in Applesoft Basic, the source code, and the object code are the same, since no compiler is necessary. It interprets them an runs them without the aid of a compiler. Does this sound right?? Well I learned alot from you guys!! Thanks for the replies, I now understand source, and object code much more!! Hey, and another thing, don't worry, be happy!!!! ...no longer bewildered and confused...Dale