BlitzC - A Blitz Syntax Alternative - Thoughts???

Hi,

This is my first post - but I've been using Blitz for a couple of months now. I love Blitz's simplicity and functionality, but being a C# developer, I cant stand the BASIC syntax. Im sure most of you are comfortable with it, but in case you are not I have developed a syntax parser and have developed a whole application using blitz, but in a different (more compact c-like) syntax. Its actually more like a cross between the two. You dont have to have your whole application in the same syntax as well. By naming your file blah.cx - the converter will automatically convert it, and if you keep it as blah.bb, then no conversion takes place.

If you want to test it out, let me know all i post it later. Debugging is very difficult at the moment. There is much to improve. Here is an example of the syntax:

// include a bb file
#include <a_file.bb>
// include a cx (BlitzC) file
#include <another_file.cx>

/* 
 Use block comments like these
 to comment larger sections at a time.
*/

// declaring a type
type texture() {
	field cTexID$, cFilename$;
	field nWidth#, nHeight#;
	field nIndex;
}

// a while loop
while (condition = true) {
    if (this_condition = true) {
        debugLog("Condition is true.");
    } else {
        debugLog("Condition is false.");
    }
}

// standard function
function doStuff(cText$) {
    print("Printing " & cText);
    for(1 to 10 step 2) {
        print("A line");
        // break out of any loop
        break;
    }

    // create an instance of a type
    tTex.texture = New texture;
    tTex->cTexID$ = "texture 1";
    tTex->cFilename$ = "a texture filename";
}



// you get the picture

You see it not real C, C#, Java or anything, but its sort of similar and faster to code. Anyways, let me know your thoughts....

http://www.blitzbasic.com/toolbox/toolbox.php?tool=92