Re: So, what the heck is a continuation anyway?

[Matthias Felleisen <address@hidden>]

Sorry this sentence should have read: 

 How about using a Scheme VM written in C 

That is, the kind of language that you're used to :)

-- Matthias

  > Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 09:19:26 -0500
  > From: Adam Turoff <ziggy@panix.com>
  > Cc: simon@simon-cozens.org, alex@shop.com, ll1-discuss@ai.mit.edu
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  > On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 07:40:01AM -0500, Matthias Felleisen wrote:
  > >   > Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 11:55:16 +0000
  > >   > From: Simon Cozens <simon@simon-cozens.org>
  > >   > 
  > >   > On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 11:59:38PM -0500, S. Alexander Jacobson wrote:
  > >   > > So why not just translate/compile python/perl to scheme?
  > >   > 
  > >   > You say this as if it were a gentle afternoon's exercise, rather than
  > >   > a lifetime of quiet torture.
  > > 
  > > How about using a Scheme VM written in Scheme and investing your efforts in
  > > making it even faster. I'd bet that it isn't all that different from what
  > > you have. 
  > 
  > This was last discussed on this list about 10 days ago.  Please check
  > the archives.
  > 
  > While using a Scheme VM for Parrot may be obvious/desirable/worthwhile
  > to some, it's impractical/undesirable/unworkable for others,
  > particularly the set of hackers who will be implementing and
  > maintaining it.  Furthermore, the added layer of indirection
  > (perl->scheme->c-based VM vs. perl->c-based VM) adds a nontrivial
  > amount of complexity, regardless of the elegance it may provide.  
  > 
  > :-)
  > 
  > Z.
  >