Tag: Distributed Computing

The “net-eval” Function in “newLisp”

Written by on December 12, 2021 in LISP, newLisp, Programming with 0 Comments
The “net-eval” Function in “newLisp”

One of the cool things about “newLisp” is that despite its small fooprint, it comes with a lot of functionality built-in. For instance, if you are interested in distributed computing, it is pretty easy to get started. In this article, I will touch upon the net-eval function that allows an expression to be evaluated on a remote […]

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Distributed Computing with Linda

Written by on December 22, 2019 in Programming, Prolog with 0 Comments
Distributed Computing with Linda

Linda, originally proposed by Nicholas Carriero and David Gelernter, is a model of process communication using a small set of well-defined primitives, operating on a tuple space.  Interestingly, Sicstus Prolog comes with a library that implements Linda (both Server and Client).  I played with it a little bit and really enjoyed it. In this article, I would […]

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