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@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ is a tree, not a list, as demonstrated by the parse *tree*. Flattening it just c
problems. Also as a metal model it is easier, as it is easy to imagine swapping out subtrees,
expanding or collapsing nodes etc.
## Phisol - Phi System Object Language
## Soml - Salama Object Machine Language
### Typed
Quite a while before cristalizing into the idea of a new language, i already saw the need for a type
Quite a while before crystallizing into the idea of a new language, i already saw the need for a type
system. Off course, and this dates back to the first memory layouts. But i mean the need for a
*strong typing* system, or maybe it's even clearer to call it compile time typing. The type that c
and c++ have. It is essential (mentally, this is off course all for the programmer, not the computer)
@ -65,25 +65,21 @@ all the time dynamic.
The way i had the implementation figured was to have different versions of the same function. In
each function we would have compile time types, everything known. I'll probably still do that,
just written in Phisol.
just written in Soml.
### Phi
### Machine language
A phi node is probably the opposite of what you may imagine an if to be. If you think of an if as a
branch point, the phi is where the branches lead together.
Soml is a machine language for the Salama machine. As i tried to implement without this layer, i was
essentially implementing in assembler. Too much.
In fact, there are only three structures in programming, linear code, the if and the phi. Even a
while (for example) is constructured out of these, in case of the while by a phi and then an if node.
Phisol changes the semantics of a function call. Whereas it is a linear construct (disregarding
exceptions) in other languages, it becomes an if. And the function decides which "branch" to take.
In the higher level this is used to switch code paths depending on type.
There are two main feature we need from the machine language, one is typed a typed oo memory model,
the other an oo call model.
### Object c
The language needs to be object based, off course. Just because it's typed and not dynamic
and closer to assembler, doesn't mean we need to give up objects. In fact we mustn't. Phisol
should be a little bit in like c++, ie compile time known variable arrangement and types,
and closer to assembler, doesn't mean we need to give up objects. In fact we mustn't. Soml
should be a little bit like c++, ie compile time known variable arrangement and types,
objects. But no classes (or inheritance), more like structs, with full access to everything.
So a struct.variable syntax would mean grab that variable at that address, no functions, no possible
override, just get it. This is actually already implemented as i needed it for the slot access.
@ -145,8 +141,8 @@ So writing a ruby compiler by writing a ruby interpreter would mean
writing the interpreter in c, and (worse) writing the partial evaluator *for* c, not for ruby.
Ok, maybe it is not quite as bad as that makes it sound. As i do have the register layer ready
and will be writing a c-ish language, it may even be possible to write an interpreter **in phisol**,
and then it would be ok to write an evaluator **for phisol** too.
and will be writing a c-ish language, it may even be possible to write an interpreter **in soml**,
and then it would be ok to write an evaluator **for soml** too.
I will nevertheless go the straighter route for now, ie write a compiler, and maybe return to the
promised freebie later. It does feel like a lot of what the partial evaluator is, would be called

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<li> <a href="http://book.salama-vm.org/register/machine.html">Register machine abstraction</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://book.salama-vm.org/object/instructions.html">Extensible</a> instruction set</li>
</ul>
Salama defines is's own system language (phisol) to bridge the gap between the higher language
(ruby) and assembler. Both phisol and assembler can be seens as layers towrds the final
Salama defines is's own machine language (soml) to bridge the gap between the higher language
(ruby) and assembler. Both soml and assembler can be seens as layers towards the final
binary executables</li>
</p>
</div>