Twobit or not Twobit

[Ben Laurie]

"Mark S. Miller" wrote:
> 1) Debugging,
> 2) API documentation generation,
> 3) Upgrade or "Class Evolution" -- the object analog of Schema Evolution.

I don't understand 3, but...

> Because of these issues, I now believe that the main E implementation -- the
> one sitting on the Java platform -- should be translated to Java in the most
> straightforward fashion possible despite some efficiency loss.  Just as the
> E-to-Java binding mechanism allows E to hijack the extensive Java libraries,
> E should be translated to Java so as to hijack the existing Java debuggers,
> Javadoc, and Java Serialization's support for Upgrade. We're paying
> extensive costs for sitting on top of the Java platform, but together, these
> are substantial benefits we could get in exchange.

... Amen! Would it be heresy to suggest that C++ may be a more
appropriate target?

Cheers,

Ben.

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