> All this talk about optimizing string operations got me thinking:
Wouldn't it be a good idea for some of those plugin developers and perl/string op experts to get together and put together a plugin package - maybe incorporating the best of ElfData etc - and put it to RS for them to license the code ( for a price naturally ) and incorporate it in a new version of RB - maybe one that tidies up all string stuff in a more uniform manner.
No. That's focusing on the symptom rather than the cure. It would be better for RS to focus on adding the fundamental language structures and compiler optimizations necessary so that anyone could write high speed string functions on their own, in RB, without resorting to C or a plugin. That would benefit all code, in some cases automatically (compiler opts) and in some cases when and where the developer wanted to go through the extra effort to code at a lower level. As much as I would like to see this, it's probably not at the top of their list. Let's face it, there just aren't a lot of applications juggling 100 MB datasets in memory. Daniel L. Taylor Taylor Design Computer Consulting & Software Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.taylor-design.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
