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if you're on an embedded device, this is actually not a satire

by alfredp 17y ago

Avshalom 17y ago
on that note does anyone know of an ansi Forth (or fairly portable at least) server that's reasonably robust.
- csmeder 17y ago
  http://colorforth.com/haypress.htm http://colorforth.com/haypress.htm I'm not sure if this falls under the robust category or.. sever :) but it supports forth and has total of 360 computers running at 700 Mips or 250 Gips
kls 17y ago
Which is a very valid point, I have never understood why organizations that need massive scalability for simple, stateless, distributed apps would not pursue such a course.
techiferous 17y ago
So, serving web pages from an embedded device? Have we finally got to the "your washing machine is on the Internet" era? :)
- branden 17y ago
  It's not exactly Facebook, but I've seen plenty of small network-connected appliances provide web admin interfaces. Routers are a common example, I've also used network console servers that do this.
- maurycy 17y ago
  I can't wait for the RESTful API for my alarm clock, and washer. ;-)
  - jimbokun 17y ago
    For the alarm clock radio with iPod dock I just got for Christmas, I think the RESTful API would be easier to use than the array of buttons on that thing. My wife got the old, red-LED clock radio back out because she knew how to set the alarm on it.
  - DarthMark 17y ago
    That almost sounds like a dare. :-)
tptacek 17y ago
I've worked on a lot of embedded devices with web services, and it seems pretty typical to just run a JVM and serve web pages out of it. The few times I've seen actual web stacks done in C++, the end result has been... comedic.
loup-vaillant 17y ago
Current embedded devices are likely to have at least 256Mb of RAM, 4Gb of Flash, and as much MIPS as a Pentium III. Not so "embedded" any more, don't you think? If Portability is an issue, then I am likely to use C with something like Lua. But I can't imagine for a second abandoning garbage collection before I see proof I can't afford it.

if you're on an embedded device, this is actually not a satire

by alfredp 17y ago

if you're on an embedded device, this is actually not a satire

Avshalom 17y ago

on that note does anyone know of an ansi Forth (or fairly portable at least) server that's reasonably robust.

csmeder 17y ago
http://colorforth.com/haypress.htm http://colorforth.com/haypress.htm I'm not sure if this falls under the robust category or.. sever :) but it supports forth and has total of 360 computers running at 700 Mips or 250 Gips

kls 17y ago

Which is a very valid point, I have never understood why organizations that need massive scalability for simple, stateless, distributed apps would not pursue such a course.

techiferous 17y ago

So, serving web pages from an embedded device? Have we finally got to the "your washing machine is on the Internet" era? :)

branden 17y ago
It's not exactly Facebook, but I've seen plenty of small network-connected appliances provide web admin interfaces. Routers are a common example, I've also used network console servers that do this.
maurycy 17y ago
I can't wait for the RESTful API for my alarm clock, and washer. ;-)
- jimbokun 17y ago
  For the alarm clock radio with iPod dock I just got for Christmas, I think the RESTful API would be easier to use than the array of buttons on that thing. My wife got the old, red-LED clock radio back out because she knew how to set the alarm on it.
- DarthMark 17y ago
  That almost sounds like a dare. :-)

tptacek 17y ago

I've worked on a lot of embedded devices with web services, and it seems pretty typical to just run a JVM and serve web pages out of it. The few times I've seen actual web stacks done in C++, the end result has been... comedic.

loup-vaillant 17y ago

Current embedded devices are likely to have at least 256Mb of RAM, 4Gb of Flash, and as much MIPS as a Pentium III. Not so "embedded" any more, don't you think? If Portability is an issue, then I am likely to use C with something like Lua. But I can't imagine for a second abandoning garbage collection before I see proof I can't afford it.