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Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ?

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> That is incredibly cool! But can you really implement *any* language?
> What about languages that are completely different from javascript?
> In Haskell, for example, everything happens lazily, data is
> immutable, there is a complex type system. Can you really map this
> right to javascript? (or am I misunderstanding OMeta?)

My take here is full of handwaving.  I'll admit I've never of O-Meta
before.

Comp sci point of view:
OMeta is turing complete?  If so then by universality it is possible.

Further, OMeta can run C#, it doesn't take a huge stretch of the
imagine to say it can run C. Haskell can compile to C*. Therefore it can
run Haskell.

The best way to do it though would be to port the STG-Machine** into
O-meta.  Fun!

* Check the list of GHC features http://www.haskell.org/ghc/

** See "Implementing lazy functional languages on stock hardware: the
Spineless Tagless G-machine", Simon Peyton Jones 1992. The link on SPJ's
website is dead unforunately :(

I've been tempted to port STG into ruby before.  Or maybe just
G-Machine because it's simpler.  It just sounds like a fun little
project.

Sorry for yet another random long interjection on functional
programming.  SIGH.

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can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Sniper Abandon <sathish.salem.1984@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 01:44 -0500
  Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Dhruva Sagar <dhruva.sagar@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 01:52 -0500
    Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Michal Suchanek <hramrach@centrum.cz> - 2011-04-07 08:00 -0500
  Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Sniper Abandon <sathish.salem.1984@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 02:33 -0500
    Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Dhruva Sagar <dhruva.sagar@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 03:17 -0500
  Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Mike Stephens <rubfor@recitel.net> - 2011-04-07 07:28 -0500
  Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript  ? Peter Zotov <whitequark@whitequark.org> - 2011-04-07 07:50 -0500
    Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript   ? Peter Zotov <whitequark@whitequark.org> - 2011-04-07 15:37 -0500
      Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript   ? Julian Leviston <julian@coretech.net.au> - 2011-04-07 23:46 -0500
        Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Josh Cheek <josh.cheek@gmail.com> - 2011-04-08 08:03 -0500
          Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Johnny Morrice <spoon@killersmurf.com> - 2011-04-08 08:20 -0500
          Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Johnny Morrice <spoon@killersmurf.com> - 2011-04-08 08:34 -0500
          Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Michal Suchanek <hramrach@centrum.cz> - 2011-04-11 04:45 -0500
            Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@googlemail.com> - 2011-04-11 05:34 -0500
              Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Michal Suchanek <hramrach@centrum.cz> - 2011-04-11 07:59 -0500
            Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? William Rutiser <wruyahoo05@comcast.net> - 2011-04-11 09:48 -0500
              Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Johnny Morrice <spoon@killersmurf.com> - 2011-04-11 11:53 -0500
                Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Johnny Morrice <spoon@killersmurf.com> - 2011-04-11 11:57 -0500
      "of" keyword? inverse dot syntax... Julian Leviston <julian@coretech.net.au> - 2011-04-08 03:34 -0500
        Re: "of" keyword? inverse dot syntax... Josh Cheek <josh.cheek@gmail.com> - 2011-04-08 07:52 -0500
        Re: "of" keyword? inverse dot syntax... Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@zenspider.com> - 2011-04-08 14:02 -0500
          Re: "of" keyword? inverse dot syntax... Vincent Manis <vmanis@telus.net> - 2011-04-08 20:42 -0500
          Re: "of" keyword? inverse dot syntax... Yossef Mendelssohn <ymendel@pobox.com> - 2011-04-09 18:13 -0500
      Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript    ? Peter Zotov <whitequark@whitequark.org> - 2011-04-08 04:47 -0500
  Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Alexey Petrushin <axyd80@gmail.com> - 2011-04-09 22:58 -0500
  Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Josh Cheek <josh.cheek@gmail.com> - 2011-04-11 08:17 -0500
    Re: can we use direct ruby instaed of javascript ? Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@googlemail.com> - 2011-04-11 09:07 -0500

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