- From: Nathaniel Borenstein <nsb@nsb.fv.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 16:17:23 -0400 (EDT)
- To: nitin@borwankar.com
- Cc: nitin@borwankar.com, www-talk@www10.w3.org, safe-tcl@cs.utk.edu
Excerpts from mail: 7-Apr-95 Re: Another approach to age.. nitin@borwankar.com (5282*) > If the safe-tcl community can build translators to/from the safe versions > of these languages from/to safe-tcl ( assuming this can be done ) then there > may be less of a problem. This strikes me as the $64M question. Language translators are a difficult thing to get right. I have no idea, a priori, whether it is easier to translate Python and Scheme into Tcl, or Python and Tcl into Scheme, or Scheme and Tcl into Python. I don't see any path to a quick answer, and that concerns me. -- Nathaniel -------- Nathaniel S. Borenstein <nsb@nsb.fv.com> Chief Scientist, First Virtual Holdings Incorporated Phone (+1 201 540-8967) (fax 993-3032) PGP key: finger nsb@nsb.fv.com (Fingerprints: call or see my business card) -------------------------------------------------------------- | When PRIVACY Is Outlawed...Only OUTLAWS Will Have Privacy! | | >>> I SUPPORT THE PHIL ZIMMERMANN LEGAL DEFENSE FUND! <<< | | Email: zldf@clark.net http://www.netresponse.com/zldf | --------------------------------------------------------------
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