[GEM-dev] adding exemple to gem

[cyrille henry]

IOhannes m zmoelnig a écrit :
> hi
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> cyrille henry wrote:
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>> this is a lot's of work. is it?
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> don't know, i haven't started yet :-)
is it really on your todo-list?

what would be the benefit (other than using "float" better than "any")?



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>> maybe copying the [any] from iem to [gempointer] and included it in 
>> Gem source would be the fastest way to have everything to work (?)
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>> (gempointer could be made as an abstraction later, when it will be 
>> possible to do it with [list]).
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>> what do you think?
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> this might be a good idea anyhow, as such an object could check whether 
> the context is setup correctly and whether the state is valid.
> [any] should be prone to crashes if used incorrectly.
i never get a crash using any, but yes, that would be a good thing to do this check.


> 
> i don't like the name "gempointer" though, as it is inspired by the 
> underlying implementation rather than the concept.
ok

> 
> probably [gemcache] or [gemstate] are better names...
> 

gemstate is ok for me


cyrille


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