-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Alex Stapleton wrote: > Is this meant to be a thread about algorithms or a thread about > implementations of algorithms? > > Personally I think we should be working towards having a standard C > implementation of a memcached client that can be linked in as a > library for other languages. (I've done some work on this already > actually...) C afterall is the LCD for pretty much every language we > care about right? Which means I think we should simply be hacking on > top of Ketama or a fork or start from scratch :) Is there some > advantage to having lots of client implementations in various > languages that I'm not aware of?
I can think of two, based on lots of experience with writing and maintaining C extensions in Zope: - A "C-with-wrappers" approach is inherently less portable than a "pure" implementation in a language like Python, Perl, or PHP; even if the wrapper itself is squeaky clean and builds everywhere, it still creates a barrier to distribution for users (mostly on Windwos) who don't have compilers on hand. - It is much easier to develop the library in a higher-level language, which is important when adding new features, etc.: the pattern we have adopted in Zopeland is to have the "reference" implementation written in Python, with the C version used (if available) as an optimization; there are hooks for disabling the C versions, which allows for testing the applicaiton against the easier-to-verify Python implementation in cases where there may be a bug in the C version. Tres. - -- =================================================================== Tres Seaver +1 540-429-0999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Palladion Software "Excellence by Design" http://palladion.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGL3sl+gerLs4ltQ4RAtqsAKCYKC5+PNQS8BJ5EhRR98cRm496dgCgj0QV JJ0HieuqoUSbJanKx8+Jp4o= =UkIP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
