{"id":1192,"date":"2026-04-27T08:27:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T21:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securelang.net\/cms\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:27:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T21:27:57","slug":"securelang-pascal-compiler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/securelang.net\/cms\/blog\/2026\/04\/27\/securelang-pascal-compiler\/","title":{"rendered":"SecureLang\u00ae Pascal Compiler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is just an overview of my new compiler (still in development&#8230;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multiple Modes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The compiler was initially developed from and as my spreadsheet formula parser, so it handles the familiar row\/column formula style as well as Pascal-style programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reasonably Compatible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initial versions won&#8217;t have full support for any legacy standards but will be reasonably compatible with other modern Pascals (especially FreePascal).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Future versions may also support compatibility options for legacy spreadsheet formats, but spreadsheet &amp; database functionality isn&#8217;t finalised yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Object Oriented<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support for modern features is prioritised over support for earlier Pascal standards, with object-oriented APIs for text processing and other things materialising slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Traditional Compiler Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The compiler works like a simplified &amp; modernised version of classic Pascal compilers, so existing reference material is applicable for porting &amp; long-term maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highly Flexible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The compiler and minimal runtime are not only written in plain C but are designed from the ground up for safely embedding in larger C\/C++ applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The compiler works around a simplified p-code format close to modern CPU instructions, allowing for straightforward native-speed ports to typical processor architectures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is just an overview of my new compiler (still in development&#8230;) Multiple Modes The compiler was initially developed from and as my spreadsheet formula parser, so it handles the familiar row\/column formula style as well as Pascal-style programs. Reasonably Compatible Initial versions won&#8217;t have full support for any legacy standards but will be reasonably [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/securelang.net\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/securelang.net\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/securelang.net\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/securelang.net\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/securelang.net\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1192"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/securelang.net\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1194,"href":"https:\/\/securelang.net\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192\/revisions\/1194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/securelang.net\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/securelang.net\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/securelang.net\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}