[PD-dev] an idea for Pd structure

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

State saving is already built into Pd, thanks to RRADical.  The main  
reason that I am bringing up this topic of discussion is that I think  
its a paradigm shift in the way most people think of Pd.  It was for  
me, and now I am a convert, thanks to the pd~convention.

Most great computer languages are largely built using themselves.  C,  
Java, Objective-C, Smalltalk, Forth, etc. etc.  These are all languages  
where most of the APIs and even the compilers are written in the same  
language.  I think Pd should be the same.

So I think the key work ahead to make this a reality is to make objects  
written in Pd behave transparently, as if they were written in C, when  
using them.  AFAIK, this work is mostly done.

.hc

On Oct 14, 2004, at 12:55 PM, B. Bogart wrote:

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> State-saving (pdjimmies, or RRadical or...?) has been planned for  
> pixelTANGO.
> pixelTANGO uses interpolation on all controllers so it is possible to  
> treat each
> ~ state as a keyframe and actually animate using them. On of the  
> suggestions from
> potential users was the ability to not only save states, but actually  
> recoded a
> parameter change over time and then be able to loop, stretch and play  
> it back.
>
> I wonder in what other ways state-saving can be expanded for usability.
>
> Of course it would be great if state-saving was built right into PD.
>
> B.
>
> Frank Barknecht wrote:
> | Hi,
> |
> | guenter geiger wrote:
> |
> |> rradical without externals, thats what we need.
> |
> |
> | Word up!
> |
> | ciao
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