On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Ralf Hemmecke wrote: | Dear Gaby, | | I've read the Wikipedia articles about Generator and Iterator, but somehow | their difference is not completely clear to me. Seemingly a generator is more | general than an iterator.
Yes, generator -- based on co-routines -- is more general than iterator -- which is based on functions. But the generality comes at a price. Furthermore, I do not believe that they are mutually exclusive. | | But now, coming to SPAD, do you think it is worthwhile to think of an | implementation (for SPAD) of the Iterator concept a la C++? It depends on people. From my perspective, certainly yes. But different people have different opinions. For OpenAxiom, it is certainly something I'm actively considering. | Wouldn't the | Generator thing be enough? Or is there no plan to introduce Generator to SPAD? Enough from the theoretical point of view, certainly. But that is not all to it. Personnally, I tend to consider also the effienc at which features are delivered -- but I acknowledged that is not a universal view. -- Gaby ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ open-axiom-devel mailing list open-axiom-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-axiom-devel
