Benoît Minisini ha scritto: >> I pretty much agree. >> Gambas as well as other RAD languages are very good for GUI >> programming, and generally for not CPU intensive purposes. >> If you really need speed, use libraries written with C/C++ or similar. >> BUT it would be very nice if Gambas could handle most things so >> quickly that you don't need to use C/C++. >> >> Maybe Gambas could launch multiple interpreters to enable >> multi-threading..? But I think you have already considered and discarded >> that idea... >> >> Maybe interpreter itself should use multi-threading? >> Although I don't know is there yet any good way to do that, meaning >> without installing TBB or similar to enable >> easy using like parallel_for, parallel_loop etc. >> >> Jussi >> >> > > I don't like doing that, but hey, here is an authoritative argument. :-) > > "A computer is a state machine. Threads are for people who can't program > state > machines." - Alan Cox. > "A computer is made of flip-flops (the very basic unit of memory). High level languages are for people who don't understand computers - those who understand them are perfectly happy with punched paper tapes and machine-level languages" - Doriano Blengino.
Without multi-threading and multi-tasking there would not be computers as we know them. Full stop. This is not to say that gambas should have multi-threading, nor that Alan Cox is stupid. But that affirmation is. More on this, if requested. Regards, -- Doriano Blengino "Listen twice before you speak. This is why we have two ears, but only one mouth." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
