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In article <1058275843.720814@master.nyc.kbcfp.com>, Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> writes:
> John R. Strohm wrote:
>> Sounds sort of like the database at the center of a Stoneman APSE to me.
>> That idea dates back to, what, the late 1970s?
> 
> The idea may date back, but as I recall, the implementations were
> horrible, leading to frequent unnecessary "recompile the world"
> scenarios. I am guessing that Microsoft will do a much better job.

Have they licensed the DEC patent on "smart recompilation" ?