Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-17 Thread Jorge
On 15/09/2012, at 20:47, Mark Hahn wrote: ... what's a non-blocking event loop An imaginary mash-up of different concepts. It was a brain-fart. Actually, it could make sense if you think of it as an event loop that calls non-blocking code on each tick. But not all code is non-blocking

[nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Jorge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HzclYKz4yQ#t=22m30s I would fork nodejs. Nodejs is a great thing and I would bet the company on it, but I would not bet the company on Joyent. I see Joyent doing some stuff which is amateurish, maybe a little chidish, so I would fork it, and, I would then give

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Kevin Swiber
Haven't watched the video yet, but my first reaction is put up or shut up. :) Also, trash talking in a US presidential election year seems fitting. Can't get enough of it. ;) Sent from my iPhone On Sep 15, 2012, at 10:45 AM, Jorge jo...@jorgechamorro.com wrote:

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread rektide
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 04:56:40PM +0200, Arnout Kazemier wrote: Pull request or it didn't happen Hi: https://github.com/xk/node-threads-a-gogo , or preferrably some better isolated manner of multi-threading with Transferable objects. On 15 sep. 2012, at 16:45, Jorge jo...@jorgechamorro.com

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Nuno Job
This again? Oh mah gawd. :) Sent from my iPhone On Sep 15, 2012, at 6:18 PM, rektide rekt...@voodoowarez.com wrote: On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 04:56:40PM +0200, Arnout Kazemier wrote: Pull request or it didn't happen Hi: https://github.com/xk/node-threads-a-gogo , or preferrably some

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Ted Young
I take it no one knows what he's actually complaining about? Ted On Sep 15, 2012, at 10:52 AM, Nuno Job nunojobpi...@gmail.com wrote: This again? Oh mah gawd. :) Sent from my iPhone On Sep 15, 2012, at 6:18 PM, rektide rekt...@voodoowarez.com wrote: On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 04:56:40PM

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Mark Hahn
@rektide, are you saying that joyent is asleep at the wheel because they are stopping the community from using threads? The community doesn't want threads because they violate the founding principle of Node, which is to use non-blocking event loops and get rid of threads. On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Jorge
Please stop, this thread is *NOT* about threads. Let's just gossip about what Crockford says in this talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HzclYKz4yQ#t=22m30s P.S. @Hahn: what's a non-blocking event loop? :-P -- Jorge. On 15/09/2012, at 20:32, Mark Hahn wrote: @rektide, are you saying that

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Mark Hahn
... what's a non-blocking event loop An imaginary mash-up of different concepts. It was a brain-fart. Actually, it could make sense if you think of it as an event loop that calls non-blocking code on each tick. On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Jorge jo...@jorgechamorro.com wrote: Please

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Jorge
And, that said, what else do you (@Mikeal) have to say WRT Joyent doing some stuff which is amateurish, maybe a little childish ? -- Jorge. On 15/09/2012, at 19:02, Mikeal Rogers wrote: His words were something along the lines of i don't trust Joyent with it and that Yahoo should fork node.

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Alan Gutierrez
On 9/15/12 10:45 AM, Jorge wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HzclYKz4yQ#t=22m30s I would fork nodejs. Nodejs is a great thing and I would bet the company on it, but I would not bet the company on Joyent. I see Joyent doing some stuff which is amateurish, maybe a little chidish, so I

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Marak Squires
Crockford is like your JavaScript Grandfather. Be nice to him and smile and nod when he tells you stories about when he use to wear an onion on his belt, which was the style at the time. On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Alan Gutierrez a...@prettyrobots.comwrote: On 9/15/12 10:45 AM, Jorge

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Marak Squires
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARXfQzfl9EQ On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Marak Squires marak.squi...@gmail.comwrote: Crockford is like your JavaScript Grandfather. Be nice to him and smile and nod when he tells you stories about when he use to wear an onion on his belt, which was the

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Stewart Mckinney
He's an opinionated guy, but I would like to hear why he felt that way. You really don't have many people who have seen as much as he has, working in the video game interactive industry, then the web, then taking several major architect roles at massive corporations. It's worthwhile at least

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Stewart Mckinney
And I can't do math. At all. On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Stewart Mckinney lordma...@gmail.comwrote: He's an opinionated guy, but I would like to hear why he felt that way. You really don't have many people who have seen as much as he has, working in the video game interactive industry,

Re: [nodejs] Crockford : Ynode : I would fork node.js

2012-09-15 Thread Jérémy Lal
Do you even realize Grandpa Simpson is an ass ? Jérémy. On 15/09/2012 21:52, Marak Squires wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARXfQzfl9EQ -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this