Hi, The random.combinators vocabulary (with tests and docs) is ready for review : git://github.com/jonenst/factor.git random-combinators
Jon On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 4:29 AM, Slava Pestov <sl...@factorcode.org> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Jon Harper <jon.harpe...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> I looked at the implementation of cond and case, and I saw the >> define-transform and "no-compile" word property. How is it different >> from the MACRO: construction ? Is user code supposed to use it at all >> ? > > Not really. define-transform lets you have a different definition for > the optimized and non-optimized usages of the word, so its only needed > for combinators such as 'cond' which are called a lot during > bootstrap. In this case you want to avoid generating the quotation > every time, so the non-optimized definition is used. For user code > which is always optimized, define-transform does not offer any > benefits. > >> Both solutions use a pcase>quot word (like cond and case) and then one >> uses MACRO: and the other uses define-transform. Both seem to work >> fine... > > Use MACRO:. > >> Also, maybe this combinator (and others) could ship with factor in >> extra/random/combinators ? I'm thinking of a variant where the >> probabilities are conditionnal (ie in the previous example, the first >> quotation would execute with 0.2 probability, then the second with >> 0.1, which makes an overall (1-0.2)*0.1 probability, and so on..). >> Also, variants of if, when and unless that take a probability instead >> of taking a boolean. > > Sure, if you make a vocab with docs and tests then I'll pull it in. > > Slava > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by > > Make an app they can't live without > Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge > http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Factor-talk mailing list > Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sell apps to millions through the Intel(R) Atom(Tm) Developer Program Be part of this innovative community and reach millions of netbook users worldwide. Take advantage of special opportunities to increase revenue and speed time-to-market. Join now, and jumpstart your future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-atom-d2d _______________________________________________ Factor-talk mailing list Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk
