--- In xpl-dev@y..., Robert A Hopkins <p061949c@p...> wrote:
"Very Small Nutshell Dep't.":
Will the incredible verbosity of xml, and therefore xpl, have any
bearing
on the speed at which an xpl program runs? (I think I can answer this
one
myself (as it relates to compilation) but it might make a good
question
for the FAQ.)
"Compilation Revisited Dep't.":
I find it curious that compilation seems to be a one-way process,
that
once a program is compiled it is not a trivial task to translate it
back
into its original language. Is it impossible? Or almost so? Does xpl
hold
out the promise of a simpler back-and-forth translation?
"Wish List Dep't":
I think a wish list for the web site would do us some good. That is a
list of ideas, wild or tame, that anyone thinks a good programming
language ought to have, posted on the Wish List. If we look at it
from
time to time for ideas, that might lead to something good, perhaps
only
good discussion. Also, it would be good for us to take a look at the
vast
spread of different conceptions we all have of the task we have
chosen to
undertake. (This ties in nicely with Michael's question "What will
XPL
acomplish?") (I have no idea what xpl will accomplish.)
Yo, you Silent-Majority-List-Slackers, sprechen Sie up!
"Idea Dep't.":
Sequence! What is the sequence in which a program executes
statements?
Can we use the curious structure of an xml document to play lovely
games
with sequence? An xml document has 3 structures:
Beginning to end
Root element to leaves
Interconnected web
What is the sequence in which a program executes statements? Can we
switch sequence on the fly? Can we build in some sort of
multi-sequencing? (One task executing in the sequence of one
structure,
another in a different sequence?)
"Web Site Name Dep't.":
How about "xpl-xplicit.org"? (Xml is quite explicit, quite clear.)
*********************************************
***** x p l - x p l i c i t . o r g *****
*********************************************
It has a sort of p'zazz to it. Ain't nuttin' gonna fly witout a li'l
p'zazz.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
* ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( *
* ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) *
* ( ( ( A l y H o p k i n s ( ( ( *
* ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) *
* ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( *
* ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) *
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
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