>
> > 4. Multitasking, green threads, ... There are really missing some
> pointers,
> > howto code e.g. a background process that is fetching some data from e.g.
> > MySQL or reading/writing large files, sending data over network -
>  without
> > freezing the GUI.
>
> [ self writeLargeFile ] fork
>


This is not actually true if the database driver has to use FFI to
communicate to an external librarym since FFI locks the complete VM while a
function is being executed. So, in certain percentage, he is right.


>
> > 5. Standards: XML-RPC, SOAP, RMI, CORBA, .... encryption (SSL) ...
> Without
> > having a precise idea, where to find working examples to exchance data
> with
> > other systems, i would hesitate to begin to do projects with Pharo/Squeak
> > ...
> >
> > 6. Databases: Magma seems to be fine as database, but also dog slow. I
> > really hesitate to start serious projects with Magma.
>
> GemStone/S
>
> > 7. Speed, Memory consumption, Quality of modern algorithms: When working
> > with Seaside, PIER ... that stuff is dog slow
>
> Compared to what?
>
> > That makes webhosting e.g. on vservers absolutely impossible,
> > the whole system quickly becomes unstable. IMHO in Pharo there are
> routines,
> > that really waste a lot of memory, that could be programmed in a more
> > intelligent way, expecially collection's algorithms ... ;-)
>
> There is a submission process for improvements. Feel free to contribute.
>
> Lukas
>
> --
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> http://www.lukas-renggli.ch
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