Comments on: Intro, Part II. http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8 Because Computing Doesn't Have to Suck. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:32:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Myaushka http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8&cpage=1#comment-1195 Myaushka Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:40:54 +0000 http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8#comment-1195 And yet, http://www.r6rs.org/final/r6rs.pdf states: 'While it was possible to write portable programs in Scheme as described in Revised5 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme, and indeed portable Scheme programs were written prior to this report, many Scheme programs were not, primarily because of the lack of substantial standardized libraries and the proliferation of implementationspecific language additions.' And yet, http://www.r6rs.org/final/r6rs.pdf states:

‘While it was possible to write portable programs in Scheme
as described in Revised5 Report on the Algorithmic Language
Scheme, and indeed portable Scheme programs were
written prior to this report, many Scheme programs were
not, primarily because of the lack of substantial standardized
libraries and the proliferation of implementationspecific
language additions.’

]]> By: A http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8&cpage=1#comment-9 A Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:09:46 +0000 http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8#comment-9 Please change your links to something that doesn't require payment. For example the Henderson papers can be found on his own site: http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ph/papers/funcgeo2.pdf http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ph/funcgeo.pdf Please change your links to something that doesn’t require payment. For example the Henderson papers can be found on his own site:

http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ph/papers/funcgeo2.pdf
http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ph/funcgeo.pdf

]]> By: rm http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8&cpage=1#comment-8 rm Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:19:51 +0000 http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8#comment-8 better?, suck? hrrm, language design is pretty subjective in this area. people still use fortran for a reason, it was designed to do what it does. you should really take a look at squeak's design if your'e interested in an OS design that is centered entirely around a single language. this has been the paradigm in smalltalk since it's inception, and as you pointed out symbolics used to produce hardware, so it's not entirely new. but i would suggest that UNIX is the most popular OS design atm, and i suspect that most people at some point conclude that UNIX is also a very decent language design (assuming you look at it from this viewpoint). it sounds like your main focus is on Intelligence Amplification in environment and i would first and foremost strive to not lose focus of that goal while delving into the details of implementation. stick your head up every once in awhile and make sure you're heading in the direction you want to be. good luck :) better?, suck?

hrrm, language design is pretty subjective in this area. people still use fortran for a reason, it was designed to do what it does. you should really take a look at squeak’s design if your’e interested in an OS design that is centered entirely around a single language. this has been the paradigm in smalltalk since it’s inception, and as you pointed out symbolics used to produce hardware, so it’s not entirely new. but i would suggest that UNIX is the most popular OS design atm, and i suspect that most people at some point conclude that UNIX is also a very decent language design (assuming you look at it from this viewpoint).
it sounds like your main focus is on Intelligence Amplification in environment and i would first and foremost strive to not lose focus of that goal while delving into the details of implementation. stick your head up every once in awhile and make sure you’re heading in the direction you want to be. good luck :)

]]> By: Darkstar http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8&cpage=1#comment-7 Darkstar Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:57:25 +0000 http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8#comment-7 I lol'd hard at this: "Scheme, on the other hand, is minimal to the point of uselessness unless augmented with non-standard libraries." If there was ever a language with standardized libraries then it is Scheme (google for SRFI). I stopped reading after that comment. -Darkstar I lol’d hard at this:

“Scheme, on the other hand, is minimal to the point of uselessness unless augmented with non-standard libraries.”

If there was ever a language with standardized libraries then it is Scheme (google for SRFI).

I stopped reading after that comment.

-Darkstar

]]> By: j http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8&cpage=1#comment-4 j Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:11:42 +0000 http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8#comment-4 Hey, on the off chance you're the next Linus Torvalds though, more power to you. Just don't burn yourself out before you make it to the final test: was the redesign worth it? Hey, on the off chance you’re the next Linus Torvalds though, more power to you. Just don’t burn yourself out before you make it to the final test: was the redesign worth it?

]]> By: j http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8&cpage=1#comment-6 j Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:34:02 +0000 http://www.loper-os.org/?p=8#comment-6 Sounds like you might be kind of a douche. Ever thought about redesigning the car? Because driving with my feet always made more sense that these hands on a clumsy wheel. Sounds like you might be kind of a douche. Ever thought about redesigning the car? Because driving with my feet always made more sense that these hands on a clumsy wheel.

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