Re: Interesting Side-Effects Problem & Solution

[ht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Henry S. Thompson)]

Avi Kivity <Avi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> [impressive use of DSSSL's process-node... features to tak
>  control of the processing in order to pass parameters up and down]

There are two prices you are paying here, one you knew about and one
you may have missed:

1) You've cut yourself off from the power of pattern-directed
application:  no construction rules will get a chance once you take
control;

2) You've serialised things:  no benefit from parallel processing is
possible.

Neither of these is a killer, just worth noting.

ht
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