<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions --> <!--X-From-R13: "Xba O. Znzoreg" <wyflfvapNvk.argpbz.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Thu, 3 May 1998 08:19:23 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199805032147.QAA05133@dfw-ix6.ix.netcom.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 9805031634.8x4v@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00343.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00345.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00338.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00399.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00344">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00344">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00344">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Jon A. Lambert" <<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 3 May 1998 17:51:32 -5</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: "Petidomo List Agent -- Kanga.Nu version" <<A HREF="mailto:petidomo#kanga,nu">petidomo#kanga,nu</A>></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On 3 May 98 at 9:34, Chris Gray wrote: > [snip] > Hmm. I guess one could argue that anything like this is really just syntactic > sugar, since you could rewrite it as: > > phase2event() { > phase2(); > } > > event() { > phase1(); > schedule event phase2event; > } > > Would this even be worth considering? > You have hit the very essence of what I am doing with your second example. The first example would be an extension for me. I hadn't thought of it until just now, when you bonked me over the head with it. :) I think I will address the downside in my next reply. -- --/*\ Jon A. Lambert - TychoMUD Internet:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com /*\-- --/*\ Mud Server Developer's Page <<A HREF="http://www.netcom.com/~jlsysinc">http://www.netcom.com/~jlsysinc</A>> /*\-- --/*\ "Everything that deceives may be said to enchant" - Plato /*\-- -- MUD-Dev: Advancing an unrealised future. </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00338" HREF="msg00338.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA (Chris Gray)</LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00343.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: OT: CGDC</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00345.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00338.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00399.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00344"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00344"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00334" HREF="msg00334.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Felix A. Croes <a href="mailto:felix#xs1,simplex.nl">felix#xs1,simplex.nl</a>, Sat 02 May 1998, 23:26 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00335" HREF="msg00335.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Felix A. Croes <a href="mailto:felix#xs1,simplex.nl">felix#xs1,simplex.nl</a>, Sat 02 May 1998, 23:26 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00336" HREF="msg00336.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 03 May 1998, 05:49 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00338" HREF="msg00338.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sun 03 May 1998, 17:16 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00344" HREF="msg00344.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 03 May 1998, 15:19 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00399" HREF="msg00399.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:malachai#iname,com">malachai#iname,com</a>, Tue 05 May 1998, 14:32 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00410" HREF="msg00410.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Tue 05 May 1998, 19:18 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00411" HREF="msg00411.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Tue 05 May 1998, 19:33 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00457" HREF="msg00457.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:malachai#iname,com">malachai#iname,com</a>, Thu 07 May 1998, 14:09 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>