Author Topic: C# for the nspire (Read 12113 times)

qazz42 · « **on:** September 06, 2010, 03:12:20 pm »

(I hope I am in the right forum)

Well, I was wondering if this was possible, I really like C# and it would be awsome for it to be ported to the nspire

Though I don't know the possibility of this happening because C# is not compiled, it is interpreted..

Discuss

(my 333'rd post)

_player1537 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 06, 2010, 03:25:04 pm »

Woah... Wut?

I didn't think C# was interpreted, I could have sworn it was compiled... You might be thinking of java which is interpreted on the fly (as it is being run). Python is also interpretted.

Regardless, I think C# would be ok for the Nspire. I'd personally stick with C.

qazz42 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 06, 2010, 03:26:59 pm »

Player.. uhh.. It is interpreted..

Lionel Debroux · « **Reply #3 on:** September 06, 2010, 03:31:30 pm »

Yeah, C# is interpreted, though the .NET VM and Mono, just like the JVM, have some form of JIT-ing.
For completeness: both C# and Java can be compiled [Ahead Of Time], but then you lose portability, and some capabilities.

[EDIT: making the second sentence more precise]

qazz42 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 06, 2010, 03:39:12 pm »

thanks Lionel

Now back to the topic!

Can C# be ported to the nspire once we get the proper libraries, this will make programming on the nspire alot easier for us .NET framework users (Like SirCmpwn)

Goplat · « **Reply #5 on:** September 06, 2010, 03:52:29 pm »

The .NET framework takes 850 MB of disk space. You couldn't fit it on 26 Nspires.

qazz42 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 06, 2010, 03:59:05 pm »

Crap. perhaps we can make our own C# interpriter?

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #7 on:** September 06, 2010, 03:59:12 pm »

Someone would most likely have to write a dumbed-down version of it, assuming it's interpreted, meaning a lot of stuff would be missing.

Maybe someone could write a similar language but compiled, though. At the same time, it would be nice to have Axe Parser for Nspires

qazz42 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 06, 2010, 04:14:32 pm »

I agree DJ, I think that could work, it could do without things like Web applications and such

Jonius7 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 06, 2010, 07:34:29 pm »

C#, well how about C++

bwang · « **Reply #10 on:** September 06, 2010, 08:45:13 pm »

Let's go for C++ support first. The Nspire is slow enough without the overhead of an interpreter.
It's probably possible though, since Java runs on slow, ARM platforms.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #11 on:** September 06, 2010, 10:17:55 pm »

i am sure it could be possible. I am certain it can't be any worse than TI-BASIC interpreter source code

fb39ca4 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 07, 2010, 12:26:40 pm »

For c++, isn't it just a matter of using g++ rather than gcc?

bwang · « **Reply #13 on:** September 07, 2010, 12:57:00 pm »

We don't have a standard library, and it is doubtful that the OS contains a C++ standard library.

fb39ca4 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 07, 2010, 02:53:49 pm »

Isn't c++ backwrds compatible with C code?

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