In article <LAW2-F121qdiixjnzi900008386 / hotmail.com>,
Ben Tilly <ben_tilly / hotmail.com> wrote:
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>Suppose I have an existing library that does some
>work which may take a minute.  Say it is a complex
>database query.  If you want to build a wrapper
>with a cooperative model, you are SOL.
You're right.  I confront that sort of thing
daily--'fact, I'm supposed to be at work now,
instead of Usenetting.  In any case, yes,
that's exactly the challenge Perl (among others)
faces.
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		[other apt points
		about Ruby's appli-
		cability]
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