Re: Is Lua the next big thing?

[askok@...]

Ultimately, a core level serializator could create pure 
bytecode runnable as such on the same version Lua core. 
Now it goes like data -> string -> transport -> parser -> 
run -> data.

This will become worth considering if the use of multicore 
Lua starts to fly.  And on the other hand, having 
"furiously fast" serialization would maybe help it do so.

-asko


On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:34:28 +0100
 Philippe Lhoste <PhiLho@GMX.net> wrote:
> Roberto Ierusalimschy wrote:
> > > A furiously fast (but still pleasant on the eyes :) 
> > > serialization  
> > > function would indeed be handy.  The multicore 
> > > performance seems to  
> > > be largely dependent on serialization speed.
> > >
> > > Of course, this only applies if tables are used for 
> > > passing things  
> > > over. But -then again- Lua is all about tables, so they 
> > > should be  
> > > efficiently and transparently usable in multicore 
> > > applications, too.
> > >
> > > What Say Lua Authors on this?
> >
> > You mean adding table serialization to the core 
> > libraries? The problem
> > is that there is no one-size-fits-all solution. A robust 
> > serialization
> > is not good for visualization, cycle handling slows down 
> > the algorithm,
> > etc.
>
> I agree.
> Plus it probably won't work in all cases (functions with 
> closures, userdata...) so you will get complains that it 
> is broken...
>
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