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<LI><em>From</em>: Jeff Kesselman <<A HREF="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</A>></LI>
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There is a general approach where you never copy memory until it is
modified. When a valeu is copiedm yo usimply vopy the pointer. You keep a
reference coutn and when data is MODIFIED through the pointer TEHN and ONLY
then do you make a seperate copy.
JK
At 08:07 PM 4/14/97 +0100, you wrote:
>Is there a common way to save the memory used up by storing strings? I'm
>sure something was said on this subject in the RGMA 'MUD Memory' thread
>(by George Reese, IIRC)
>
>I will probably be using some sort of bytecode compilation on my mud now.
>Would this method of memory saving simply involve checking a list of
>those strings currently in memory, and either adding a new string, or
>adding a pointer to an old string? (that would probably slow down the
>process unless the storage structure was right, tho)
>
>Thanks,
>Greg.
>
>PS On the subject of project management, I was planning on some sort of
>autocratic method, quite simply because I have experienced first-hand the
>political nightmare of a democracy (see my intro). I'll probably have
>some communication medium through which people can talk about design
>ideas, then I would decide what I wanted, and share the work out to
>numerous people. One of the goals of Frontiers is to have a code base
>which *anyone* can contribute to - thats one of the reasons i'll be using
>the copyleft. Probably a core base of serious programmers, and
>'contractors' who want to do the odd feature here and there. I do think
>it important that the programmers dont make unilateral design changes
>while coding tho - they should report design flaws, where a solution
>should either be given by me (if a simple fix), or discussed by everyone.
>The documentation of every development stage is of paramount importance -
>it sickens me how poorly documented muds and code bases are. In fact, it
>might be to blame, to a degree, on the massive proliferation of stock
>muds; mudders are hobbyists, so want some code to hack - they dont want
>to create a unique game, most arent that serious about it.
>
>Maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt it.
>
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<LI><STRONG>Re: Threads and Sockets (Was Ho hum)</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00140" HREF="msg00140.html">Re: Threads and Sockets (Was Ho hum)</A></strong>,
S001GMU <a href="mailto:S001GMU#nova,wright.edu">S001GMU#nova,wright.edu</a>, Tue 15 Apr 1997, 20:33 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00143" HREF="msg00143.html">Re: Threads and Sockets (Was Ho hum)</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Tue 15 Apr 1997, 23:07 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00168" HREF="msg00168.html">Re: Threads and Sockets (Was Ho hum)</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Mon 21 Apr 1997, 04:09 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00135" HREF="msg00135.html">Strings & Memory Usage</A></strong>,
Greg Munt <a href="mailto:greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk">greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk</a>, Tue 15 Apr 1997, 03:13 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00138" HREF="msg00138.html">Re: Strings & Memory Usage</A></strong>,
Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Tue 15 Apr 1997, 09:59 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00141" HREF="msg00141.html">Re: Strings & Memory Usage</A></strong>,
Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:rsh#dos,nortel.com">rsh#dos,nortel.com</a>, Tue 15 Apr 1997, 22:28 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00142" HREF="msg00142.html">Re: Strings & Memory Usage</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Tue 15 Apr 1997, 22:59 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00146" HREF="msg00146.html">Re: Strings & Memory Usage</A></strong>,
ashen <a href="mailto:ashen#pixi,com">ashen#pixi,com</a>, Thu 17 Apr 1997, 00:55 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00169" HREF="msg00169.html">Re: Strings & Memory Usage</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Mon 21 Apr 1997, 04:03 GMT
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