Hello, On 7/19/07, Paul Baxter <pauljbaxter@hotmail.com> wrote:
1) Do you think the library is ready for review for incorporation in boost yet (solid interfaces, reasonable implementation across several key platforms), or are you simply requesting many more people try it and support development more actively?
Yes, what i really mean is to invite more feed back, suggestions and corrections on this small library, That is why i am referring to "Initial" review (i remember i saw it here once for some other projects), not the formal / last one. If no such thing exist, please let me know. Currently i am developing Join at two platforms: WindowsXP/vc++ and Linux/g++. If it can be tried on other platforms, i will really appreciate it. How to design a good interface is a really hard subject, everyone has his/her own style. I am trying to present a "mediocre" / ordinary interface and hide most template magic inside library (STL also has a simple interface), hoping more users feel easy with it. Also better integration with existing libraries and OO designs are very important. 2) In your conversations and literature studies have you found any
intellectual property claims that might limit access to 'join' methodology (Microsoft patents ?).
the Join calculus / Jocaml was developed originally at Moscova INRIA. From my discussions with researchers at Microsoft and Moscova, all i received are encouragements. I don't have (use) their source code. The basic ideas come from the papers. Of course a generic programming design have its own specific implementation. There are also other Join based systems, such as Join Java and some Join based transaction processing. Regards yigong