[Vm-dev] pluginizing Galois Fields

[Robert Withers]

On 12/20/2015 02:33 AM, David T. Lewis wrote:
>   
> On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 01:55:32AM -0500, Robert Withers wrote:
>> On 12/19/2015 04:23 PM, Eliot Miranda wrote:
>>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 11:25 PM, Robert Withers
>>> <robert.w.withers at gmail.com <mailto:robert.w.withers at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     This sounds like you are saying that Sista performs better or more
>>>     naturally with stack-oriented bytecode. If you wouldn't mind
>>>     taking the time to explore it with us, what's the difference
>>>     between stack-oriented and register-based code, such that Sista
>>>     would be different between them? I'm off to read some.
>>>
>>>
>>> I'd rather not. That's something there's lots of papers on, and I'm
>>> not sure it's really important that I explain.  Yoiu can inform
>>> yourself, and the Sista talks I pointed to at least mention the
>>> topic.  I will say that our thesis is that we can generate efficient
>>> register-based machine code from stack-oriented bytecode, and that's
>>> one of the things we're trying to demonstrate with Sista.
>> Having had a little bit of sleep, upon waking I just have to say I am
>> disappointed in this response. As a seeker of knwoledge, I'm certainly
>> willing to research deeply, yet that is a time investment when I also
>> have a full plate. Nonetheless, the negative response to a search of
>> knowledge is indicative of an attitude I often find and it is a real
>> shame, a real shame for everyone. I reread what I wrote and yes, in the
>> scope of an exploration, as I said, denotes a big time investment to
>> dive deep. You could have said so, not a big time investment, but go
>> towards more of a paragraph then a sentence in helping to feed me when I
>> was hungry. A more paranoid personality that lives within me thinks it
>> may have been something I personally did to garnish a more negative
>> response, but I'm convinced it was the way I broached.
>>
>> You see how I talk myself out of being frustrated? I try to stand in
>> your shoes, for a moment, without ego nor assuming the worst. It works.
> Robert,
>
> Eliot is extremely generous in his sharing of knowledge. He has
> written extensively on the work that he has been doing, and he makes
> those writings freely available on his blog and in these mailing lists.
> He is also a busy person who is making an effort to take time to keep
> us all informed and involved. Please be considerate in your requests
> for additional explanations.

You're right, I know this and I apologize if I wasn't considerate. I 
wanted ice cream. Sorry.

robert


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> Dave
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