begin quoting Darren New as of Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 08:41:37AM -0800: [snip - files kept in memory and disk is only swap] > Not *that* difficult. IBM SNA switches used to work that way, for > example. There are a number of current OSes that work that way, like > Eros, Hermes, and a couple others I'd have to look up the names of. > > The problem with such a system is the same problem that APL and > Smalltalk and such have with popularity: they don't play well with > others, being their own little world. It's difficult to put a UNIX > emulation layer on top of a system that's capabilities-based and > massively parallelized.
I've noticed that with Smalltalk -- it not only doesn't play well with others, it's practically hostile. If you fall in love with the language and the system, and you want to play all day there, it's no problem; but if you want to add it to your toolbox, well, it doesn't work so well. Most Smalltalkers love the language and the system, and don't see this as a problem -- and they wonder why their favorite language has such a hard time gaining traction outside of their community. I think it's because, in part, it doesn't play well with others. Sorry to totally redirect the thread, but I wonder if there isn't some sort of general principle here. -- Every task should end with a short lessons learned So you can tackle the next one without getting burned. Stewart Stremler -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
