On 12/12/06, Jon Harrop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul Rubin wrote: > > Well, work is already under way (already mentioned) to implement > > Python in Python, including a reasonable compiler (Psyco). > > > > The big deficiency of MLton from a concurrency perspective is > > inability to use multiprocessors. Of course CPython has the same > > deficiency. Same with OCaml. Is the ML community trying to do > > anything about this? > > Yes. Several MLs support concurrency. Perhaps F# is the most notable in this > case because it would provide an easier path to JIT (to .NET IL). > > Concurrent GC seems to be a lot slower though (e.g. Java or .NET vs OCaml or > MLton). >
Would this be of any interest? (specially since the Lisp vs. Python thread seems to be dying out :-). Its Scheme (Gambit, so one of the speedy Schemes) with Erlang-like concurrency http://toute.ca/ http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/841 Best, R. > -- > Dr Jon D Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy > Objective CAML for Scientists > http://www.ffconsultancy.com/products/ocaml_for_scientists/index.html?usenet > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- Ramon Diaz-Uriarte Statistical Computing Team Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO) http://ligarto.org/rdiaz -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
