--- Chuck Esterbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/25/07, rooftop8000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- Chuck Esterbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On 3/24/07, YKY (Yan King Yin) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On 3/25/07, rooftop8000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ... > > > > > > I think Jey's comment is reasonable. It seems impractical to start > > > > > > a > > > > > > collaborative AI project without having an AGI design which > > > > > > specifies > > > > what > > > > > > modules are there and how they communicate. > > > > > > > > > > I hoped someone on the list was smart enough to find one > > > > > > > > I have actually proposed such an architecture, in outline. I'm sure > > > > Ben G > > > > and Peter Voss also have their respective architectures. One question > > > > is > > > > whether we can synthesize these different theories. If not, we'd end > > > > up with a number of isolated groups that do not collaborate in any > > > > meaningful / significant way. > > > > > > That might be bad from your perspective, but I think it could be good > > > from a global perspective. For one thing, each group will have its own > > > approach and one will cross the finish line earlier than the others. > > > Since you can't objectively predict which approach that will be, the > > > diversity is valuable. Also, the groups may learn from each other or > > > improve their performance in response to the accomplishment of other > > > groups. > > > > > > The fragmentation of ordinary software development can be frustrating. > > > There is Java vs. .NET vs. C++ vs. open source (which isn't really > > > entirely separate from the others). But I'm positive none of these > > > would have progressed as far without the competition. Hell, Java 5.0 > > > was *all* about responding to .NET which in turn was very much about > > > responding to the Java phenomena. And we reap the rewards: there is > > > more benefit than harm. > > > > Too bad java and c++ are pretty horrible languages and they kept > > better languages from being used. > > Well, I didn't say it was a perfect system. :-) > > Still, even the top 3 put together (Java, C, C++) don't break 50%: > http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm > > And you can see that Python, Ruby and D are on the rise. > > -Chuck > > ----- > This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email > To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: > http://v2.listbox.com/member/?list_id=303 >
I think Ruby is related to LISP and smalltalk.. they have some nice properties.. it's very easy to make code that writes and performs code at run-time. Really flexible compared to java reflection .. you also don't have to worry about compilation etc Although from that site it seems obvious to use java if you want a big collaboration ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?list_id=303
