From: larry@VLSI.JPL.NASA.GOV
Subject: Adathink
Date: Fri, 7-Aug-87 00:08:55 EDT [thread overview]
Date: Fri Aug 7 00:08:55 1987
Message-ID: <870806210856.08p@VLSI.JPL.NASA.GOV> (raw)
As for as self-modifying code is concerned, I think those who've
done "AI-type" products find that very little code of this sort
is needed or desirable. This is one reason why compilable LisP
is such a useful tool. Self-referencing can also be done in
other ways than self-modifying code.
The relation between AI languages and Ada/C/etc. seems to be that
LisP/Smalltalk/etc. are very effective for exploratory pro-
gramming and prototyping, but when a system is to be delivered
it's best to translate it to a compiled language first.
As for control structures, this is a subject I'd like to see some
advice on too. I'm writing an EMACS like text-processor and I'll
admit that I'm having problems with the over-all architecture.
(Maybe because I've been immersed for the past few months in C
code for several EMACSes and my perceptions have been corrupted!)
Larry @ jpl-vlsi
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