On Monday, September 8, 2003, at 04:50 PM, Alex Rice wrote:
Runrev is also a compiled language, but it compiles at run-time, similarly to Java with it's "JIT" and "hotspot" compilation.
OK I was just double-checking my facts because I couldn't remember where I picked that up. The runrev docs and website don't have any technical information about the compiler and engine!
Here is something I found on metacard.com :
"There were two major areas of development for the [metacard engine] 2.0 release. The first was a complete rewrite of the language execution system to improve performance and add features not available in other xTalk languages. The resulting "virtual compiler" technology offers performance comparable to byte-code interpreted languages like Perl and Java, and which is at least 5 times faster than the partial compilation compilers used in comparable tools including HyperCard and SuperCard. It is up to 30 times faster than languages that rely on conventional interpreters like JavaScript and the UNIX shell languages."
In Java, the standard runtime was byte-code interpreted. That being awfully slow especially for GUI apps, lots of companies developed "just-in-time"/ JIT compilation, Sun coming up with the name "hotspot" for it.
So where does the Rev engine fall in these categories? Just curious.
Alex Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Mindlube Software | http://mindlube.com
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