Tim Daneliuk wrote:
> OK - Here's some reasoning that may illuminate it. We could, in
theory,
> reduce any language to the minimal Boehm & Jacopini control
structures
> (iirc there were only four). In effect, anything beyond these is
> syntactic sugar. IOW, feel free to use a minimalist Turing Machine
> to implement your next 100,000 line program.
Now, how does it go ...
#!/usr/bin/env python
_pc = 1
while True:
if _pc == 1:
# statement 1
_pc = _pc + 1
elif _pc == 2:
# statement 2
_pc = _pc + 1
elif pc == 3:
# statement 3
_pc = 17 # GOTO 17
elif pc == 4:
# statement 4
_pc = _pc + 1
...
else:
# Fallen off the end of our program.
break
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