Why not a plain C which is an obvious choice? I think I know the answer - "because of a buzz". ^_^
And of course, using a VM-hosted language to describe things which are on two levels of abstraction lower is a little bit funny.
And of course, using a VM-hosted language to describe things which are on two levels of abstraction lower is a little bit funny.
Because manual memory management is a PITA.
> And of course, using a VM-hosted language to describe things which are on two levels of abstraction lower is a little bit funny.
Why? As long as you're clear that it's a pedagogical tool, it's perfectly fine. And there are incubation OSes (e.g. Singularity) that are almost entirely managed.
btw, to whom memory management is a PITA?
Both the syntax and the semantics are nicer.
> btw, to whom memory management is a PITA?
To anyone who tries to do it. That automatic memory management is easier to program with than manual memory management is self-evident.