syntax difference

[Chris Angelico]

On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 7:35 PM,  <bart4858 at gmail.com> wrote:
> (Sorry no idea how to do quoting on this mobile app I have to use.)
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> Those examples of using network features are merely examples of function calls. This is what I'm talking about with basic language features.
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> Pointers are merely an extra level of indirection; they can be made to fit.
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> A few things might need language help, or help from its runtime. So that if I wanted a pointer to the first byte of this programs image on windows, I'd have to do:
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> P := makeref(0x40'0000, byte)
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> Which I then access as P^. The stuff you're talking about, imo, is at a completely different level. Someone could take core Python and repackage it with a completely different set of libraries. What happened to the network stuff?
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http://wiki.c2.com/?BlubParadox

ChrisA