Walter's Guide to Translating Code From One Language to Another

[rjframe]

On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 23:00:33 -0700, Walter Bright wrote:

> The procedure is:
> ...
> 4. translate the code with as few edits as practical. Do not
> reformat the code. Do not refactor it. Do not fix anything, no matter
> how tempting. Reproduce the behavior of the original as much as
> possible.

I'd add 4b: file an issue for anything that needs to be fixed; otherwise 
it's quickly forgotten.