<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch --> <!--X-From-R13: "F. Oyrknaqre Bbcvry" <cbcvryNfahtuneobe.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 23:20:25 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199808060616.XAA04149#cashew,snugharbor.com.snugharbor.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 813EBA1AF80CD111B44F00805F15B46501566952@itntl-msg02.itntl.bhp.com.au --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:popiel#snugharbor,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="msg00514.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00516.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00508.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00531.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00515">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00515">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00515">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</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: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch </LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "T. Alexander Popiel" <<A HREF="mailto:popiel#snugharbor,com">popiel#snugharbor,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 23:16:29 -0600</LI> <LI><em>cc</em>: <A HREF="mailto:popiel#snugharbor,com">popiel#snugharbor,com</A></LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#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> In message: <<A HREF="msg00508.html">813EBA1AF80CD111B44F00805F15B46501566952#itntl-msg02,itntl.bhp.com.au</A>> "Leach, Brad BA" <Leach.Brad.BA#bhp,com.au> writes: >Franklyn Colebrooke, Jr. wrote: >> What I will be using is MSVC++ 5.0 (will get six when it's released) >> Win98. >> >I would go for NT if its an option for you. Win9x seems plagued with >instability problems. And even NT needs to be rebooted about once a week (or more, if you're running anything more than the OS). >Just on the topic of maintainability, has anyone implemented the >platform-independant server code using a design pattern of the "Bridge"? >(Design Patterns, Gof) I prefer to work on a Unix platform, but my >co-imp likes Win32. The "Bridge" seemes like a nice pattern to solve >this problem, but at what cost of performance? 'Fraid not. All the server bases that I've worked with are not OO, due to legacy, and unlikely to change. (Plus, I have some severe philosophical differences with OO. Little things like not being able to add methods to canonical classes... and subclassing is not sufficient because the library routines return String, not my subclass of String. At least in non-OO I can make strfoozle() and have it used like any of the canonical routines...) Having said that, I'd expect the bridge to add only insignificant delays compared to the network connection speed, if implemented at something like the whole line/whole command level, and you're doing something with the moderate bandwidth requirements of a text MUD. Streaming graphics or anything like that will probably be enough to make you regret a bridge, though. - Alex </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="00508" HREF="msg00508.html">[MUD-Dev] RE: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Leach, Brad BA" <Leach.Brad.BA#bhp,com.au></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00514.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Question regarding Java threads</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00516.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Socket-Script: Socket-capabable script language and matching library</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00508.html">[MUD-Dev] RE: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00531.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00515"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00515"><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: Question regarding Java threads</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00527" HREF="msg00527.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Question regarding Java threads</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 17:11 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00622" HREF="msg00622.html">[MUD-Dev] RE: Question regarding Java threads</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org">matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Mon 10 Aug 1998, 10:42 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00644" HREF="msg00644.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Question regarding Java threads</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Tue 11 Aug 1998, 02:39 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00508" HREF="msg00508.html">[MUD-Dev] RE: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Leach, Brad BA <a href="mailto:Leach.Brad.BA#bhp,com.au">Leach.Brad.BA#bhp,com.au</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 02:40 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00515" HREF="msg00515.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, T. Alexander Popiel <a href="mailto:popiel#snugharbor,com">popiel#snugharbor,com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 06:20 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00531" HREF="msg00531.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#mail,angel.com">adam#mail,angel.com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 18:18 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01013" HREF="msg01013.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Fri 11 Sep 1998, 02:43 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00505" HREF="msg00505.html">[MUD-Dev] [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Franklyn Colebrooke, Jr. <a href="mailto:colebrookef#post,uwstout.edu">colebrookef#post,uwstout.edu</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 01:22 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00506" HREF="msg00506.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Adam J. Thornton <a href="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU">adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 01:44 GMT </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>