Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom and streams

[C Y]

--- Stephen Wilson <address@hidden> wrote:

> I think they take different approaches, where both have advantages
> and disadvantages in certain applications.  For example, I think
> Simple streams have a good interface for dealing with common byte-
> based operations like reading files, compressed data, encrypted
> bits, etc. Gray streams take more of an abstract approach, so that a
> stream of objects, say, being sent to a graphics engine for display,
> fits better in the Gray streams model IMHO.

Hmm.  Are they mutually exclusive?  Perhaps it would be useful to have
both available, as I can see both byte-based operations and abstract
objects being of interest.

I'm guessing at the current stage the Simple Streams approach would be
more useful, and later on the more abstract objects will become
interesting.

> You might be able to define one in terms of the other, but then you
> would not have a `true' Gray stream or Simple stream implementation,
> as both define what the fundamental objects are and how they interact
> with ANSI lisps stream substrate.  What would result, I think, is a
> `best of both worlds' model.

Hmm.  If possible, that might not be bad.  Sounds like it might not be
so simple though...

> Some interesting comments were made about the issues involved here:
> 
> 
>
http://common-lisp.net/pipermail/streams-standard-discuss/2004-September.txt

Good find - I'll take a look at that.  Thanks!

Cheers,
CY


       
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