Well, if you are considering building a new language that is based on a primordial focus on distributed programming, consider me in. I would be happy to toil in that vineyard. I think this is a grand idea. The key is to come up with a nifty idea to make that "primordial focus" work. My thinking cap is on. I am not too knowledgeable about building a language, but am willing to learn anything. The idea of having a language that does the distributed stuff and integrates easily with Java and .NET would be interesting?
I have copied a fellow I have met tangentially (on other matters) who builds languages, viz. Craig Chambers with U. of Wash. computer science (engineering). Maybe he has a couple thoughts, or more. - micael At 01:54 PM 1/31/02 -0800, you wrote: > > From: Micael Padraig Og mac Grene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Are you just talking about creating a new language, or what? What is >your > > idea? I cannot tell. > >That's a good question, and ultimately one which would be determined by >the constraints of the technology. Prototyping would probably involve >using an existing language and platform, and maybe we would ultimately >discover that it is possible to build a system like this on top of a JVM >(or CLR). My suspicion is that it is not, and may be undesirable for >legal reasons anyways. > >The later part of my diatribe was a hastily phrased way of approaching >this subject: > >Unless you want to go back to the dark ages of C++, the future is >shaping up to look like a choice between writing for the Sun platform or >the Microsoft platform. This does not make me comfortable, especially >considering that Sun's approach to Java so far has been *wholly* >anathema to the principals of Open Source. At least Microsoft has >submitted C# and the CLI to ECMA. Quoth Jon: *WAKE UP PEOPLE* > >I am tantalized by the idea of a third choice: the Apache platform. I >propose a discussion of just what that might be. > >Jeff Schnitzer >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
