[REBOL] Re: ANN: Rugby + server chaining + threading
From: m:koopmans2:chello:nl at: 13-Feb-2002 10:48
> Maarten - it is great you can code fast. However, there is plenty of
> changes and skipping back and forth last weeks. I know that the life of
> developers is like that, but please feel free to discuss some topics
> with us. I hope you have still Rugby in control and everything is well
> modularized, calling conventions are unified ;-), etc. etc. Keep Rugby
> simplified and decide well what to add in user level, to allow well
> scaling in most situations.
>
I do. Whenever an improvement is made it is released though.
> I think that we will soon need some 'cluster functionality, transparent
> code propagation thru chained nodes, search/request delivery
> capabilities etc. Think of all possibilities :-) I hope we are fine so
> far :-)
>
We are. 'chain and the threading engine are the necessary steps for that.
I am figuring out the next steps as I stare at the ceiling these days ;-)
> btw: how is Rugby today in regards to upcoming async i/o coming in
> future rebol versions? Rugby is significant product. Maybe you could get
> NDA signed with RT to have access to some "what's planned" info ...
>
Non-blocking + state machine = Rugby = more or less async IO. Rebol
will improve in that area (?) but I am already so close that I don't bother.
--Maarten