[E-Lang] Hash Chaining & Capabilities, Proposal #2c: On-line RemoteEvaluation

Tyler Close tclose@oilspace.com
Thu, 9 Nov 2000 10:12:48 -0000


Markm wrote:
> objects.  So it seems the Evaluator isn't fundamental.
> Nevertheless, it is
> a packaging of remote evaluation that is much more
> convenient for some
> patterns, as we'll soon see.

I think it would be a good exercise to also show how the pattern would
be implemented using only PassByCopy objects. Only with this
comparison can we understand what has been gained by adding another
primitive to E.

Tyler