Hi Sebasti��n,

2015-10-12 13:53 GMT+02:00 Sebasti��n Krynski <skrynski@gmail.com>:

Hello my name is Sebasti��n Krynski from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Just writing to let you know that I'm starting to work on adding an atomic swap operator in Pharo , guaranteed not to be interrupted by the VM. The operator will be used this way:

a :=: b

meaning 'swap variable a with variable b'.

Why a cryptic, special syntax? The compiler could inline an explicit message send which would make the intent clear.

a atomicSwapWith: b.

Well, anyway, the compiler has to do something special there.

Could we have something like...

[ | temp |

�� temp := a.

�� a := b.

�� b := a ] atomic

? Would a compiler be able to merge that in a swap instruction? And make another type of processing for a different code inside the block?

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In order to do this I will be modifying the VM and the Compiler .

Good luck. This is an important step.

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I'm working under the direction of INRIA and Gabriela Ar��valo.

Welcome!

Thierry