[r6rs-discuss] [OT] Should compilers preserve termination?

From: Paul Schlie <schlie>
Date: Fri Mar 2 01:39:08 2007

>> personally, an optimizing compiler should honor all language semantics
>>
> Thomas Lord wrote:
> Adapting one's programming environment to the domain, and
> preserving and improving the ability to do so, seem central to
> lisp, to me. Standards have important roles but, mostly in the
> area of establishing a common vocabulary.

I agree, however if sequentially is fundamental to a core language's
semantics, I don't believe it can be reasonably compromised without
fundamentally compromising the integrity and utility of its corresponding
derivative languages; as although programs operating on purely synthetic
data are useful, ignoring those which rely on the timing/sequentially of
logical events would severely limit its practical utility in many
application domains. (in my opinion and experience)
Received on Fri Mar 02 2007 - 01:38:27 UTC