Re: [MUD-Dev] Languages

[Dan Root <dar#thekeep,org>]

coder#ibm,net writes:

> >:> Umm, "its not that unsafe"? What is unsafe at all? And no, the fact that
> >:> I can efficiently implement the language isn't necessarily part of the
> >:> specification of the language, but it is certainly something that I will
> >:> be concerned about just as much as the details of the language spec.
> >:
> >:Don't worry about it too much. If Scheme can be compiled to run about
> >:as fast as C, then anything else can. :)
> 
> >Grfff! Can you please tell me what you are saying is unsafe in my setup?
> >If there is a problem I want to fix it!
> 
> >Perhaps it is time to take this off the mailing list?
> 
> Please don't.  I'm interested in this thread and it has a lot to do with
> the design of an internal language for a MUD server (ie is on topic).

Exactly.  I'm following, and participating, in this for exactly that
reason. In fact, I think it was part of my introduction post that
triggered a large portion of it. :)

	-DaR
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Dan Root - dar#thekeep,org