Re: Kat's 8bit sequences
ken mortenson wrote:
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> If the goal is to make Euphoria more 'full featured' then adding other types
> like strings would seem to be part of that goal. It the goal is, "Hey, I'm
> doing this volunteer work. I'll code whatever cool thing I think of" that
> 'goal' would likely produce different results. If your goal is to fill in
> gaps or holes without much changing the language... well, that's a different
> thing as well.
I don't think there's a whole lot of "whatever cool thing" going on. They
often get proposed, but there's usually a fair amount of discussion before
these things happen. Still, since it's all volunteer work, those who are
interested are the ones who tend to write the code.
> My concern about adding string types is the potential that Euphoria will then
> have to do the type of garbage collection that is normally associated with
> string usage. This can create unacceptable performance lags. If strings
> can be implemented without the danger of such hiccups, I'd be much less
> concerned about there addition.
As Jason said, we've already got garbage collection. There are other
implementation details that have so far prevented the addition.
> Is there a formal process for adding features? I ask because I'm not aware
> of any.
Not really. It gets talked about, and if the general consensus is thumbs
up, then someone has to do it. You could always code something up and
present it, and try to get it accepted by the community (again, no
formal process currently exists). The project is open to pretty much
anyone who is interested.
Matt
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