frp would require much more implementation work than sdasync. That's because it would cover more ground and involve a greater part of the J implementation.
Thanks, -- Raul On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:34 AM, I.T. Daniher <[email protected]> wrote: >> Finally, I should also note that there's other models for interaction >> which can serve this same space. (trigger/dependencies, and >> functional reactive programming.) > > FRP is definitely of interest for this application, but I'm not sure if > it'd be any easier to realize FRP paradigms than async paradigms in J as-is? > > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Eric Iverson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > There is no sdasync on platforms other than windows. The facility >> > could be constructed and is a medium to small project. But given that >> > select works, I don't think it is worth the effort. With select you >> > can do quite a bit. That is, a J task can wait on select for events on >> > any number of sockets and process them as desired. One of the sockets >> > that task waits on could be from your user GUI interface task. >> >> I certainly agree that it is not worth your effort. >> >> However, some development styles work better with the sdasync >> mechanism than with the select mechanism. If I might be >> oversimplistic, I'd point out that sdasync can be concise in some >> contexts. >> >> Another perspective here is that this kind of project can serve as >> training for a developer wishing to become comfortable with the J >> implementation. >> >> Finally, I should also note that there's other models for interaction >> which can serve this same space. (trigger/dependencies, and >> functional reactive programming.) >> >> Thanks, >> >> -- >> Raul >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
