X-Git-Url: http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Findex.org;h=c537d4d4fa8040d5c74668edc4698e0d7173ada3;hp=bb5146abb3f779d8ab47e9c80f071aaf2939c883;hb=6cce3fedf5004c0832fa533c888c2518a32de002;hpb=e14a72eec2b00df29d14ddde597967e6748bc10f diff --git a/doc/index.org b/doc/index.org index bb5146a..c537d4d 100644 --- a/doc/index.org +++ b/doc/index.org @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ - Homepage: http://svjatoslav.eu - Email: mailto://svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu -- [[http://svjatoslav.eu/programs.jsp][other applications hosted at svjatoslav.eu]] +- [[http://www.svjatoslav.eu/programs.jsp][other applications hosted at svjatoslav.eu]] * (document settings) :noexport: ** use dark style for TWBS-HTML exporter @@ -24,78 +24,67 @@ #+HTML_HEAD: pre {background-color: #111; color: #ccc;} #+HTML_HEAD: -* Vision / goal - A tool to amplify human ability +* Vision - A tool to amplify human ability :PROPERTIES: :ID: 1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f :END: -In short, this is what I want: +#+BEGIN_VERSE +Makes lots of complex data intuitive to: + - explore, understand + - manipulate and compute on -- [[id:4224d52c-2ee1-411a-bd89-77c286322b21][Perfect data storage and computation engine]] +by extensively relying on: + - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-3d/doc/index.html][realtime 3D graphics]] with immediate feedback loop + - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-data/doc/index.html][flexible and distributed computation and data storage]] +#+END_VERSE -- Feeds lots of complex data into your brain in intuitive to explore, - understand and manipulate form by extensively relying on realtime 3D - graphics and fast feedback loop. (including virtual reality support) - #+BEGIN_QUOTE - “Virtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mind” - Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992) - #+END_QUOTE +#+BEGIN_QUOTE +“Virtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mind” +Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992) +#+END_QUOTE -- Why such name ? - - In short: it's just a number. - - Many years ago inspired by the ideas of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_(programming_language)][Forth (programming - language)]] I decided to create my own implementation [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/fifth/doc/index.html][Fifth]] - (computing/programming environment). - - Then I realized I miss type safe object oriented capabilities. So - I updated the name to Sixth and switched to Java. +* Current status ++ Formulated high-level [[id:1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f][vision / goal]]. -** Perfect data storage and computation engine - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 4224d52c-2ee1-411a-bd89-77c286322b21 - :END: ++ In the process of implementing some of building blocks: + - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-data/doc/index.html][Data storage engine.]] -I hate to choose between good things. Figuring out a way to combine -below properties in one system would be beyond awesome. + - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-3d/doc/index.html][In software, pure Java realtime 3D rendering engine.]] + - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-3d-demos/doc/index.html][3D engine demos]] -(That`s the high level overview, details are slowly being worked -out...) ++ System is nowhere near complete (given magnitude of effort required + and my free time available). Contributions welcome ! :) -+ See: [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-data/doc/index.html][Sixth data subproject]] +* Computation ideas ++ Program - stored instructions for execution by computer. -*** Computation -+ Lisp (programming language): - + Almost no syntax. - + Code and data intercangeable. - + Easily self modifying. - + (The big Lisp idea: https://dev.to/ericnormand/the-idea-of-lisp ) ++ Process - Currently running program. + + Process is self contained. Has a full copy of program code and + every dependent library. -+ Smalltalk (programming language / runtime): - + Everything is object. - + On the fly modifiable / reprogrammable. - + Anything can be suspended/resumed from persistent storage on the - fly. - + [[http://esug.org/data/ESUG2015/3%20wednesday/1100-1130%20SQL%20Queries%20on%20Smalltalk%20Objects/SQL%20Queries%20in%20Smalltalk%20(James%20Foster).pdf][GemStone/S]]: Awesome feature list! + + Memory used by processes is content addressed/deduplicated at + low level in the system. -+ Hadoop (computation system): - + Many individual connected computers behave as one big - computer. System is horizontally linearly scalable. - + Programming abstraction and execution model that naturally divides - problems te be solved in parallel and result easily combined. - + Data is spread across nodes, automatic failover, built in - resiliency. - + Small pieces of code are automatically transferred to the node - that contains relatively big data that needs processing (network - efficiency). + + This allows: + + Upgrading software installed in the system without breaking + already running processes. + + Easier migration of running processes between physical + computers. -* Current status -+ Formulated high-level [[id:1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f][vision / goal]]. + + Possibility to suspend/resume arbitrary processes to permament + storage. -+ In the process of implementing some of building blocks: - - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-data/doc/index.html][Data storage engine.]] + + Possibility checkpoint/revert running process. - - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-3d/doc/index.html][In software, pure Java realtime 3D rendering engine.]] - - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-3d-demos/doc/index.html][3D engine demos]] + + Possibility to clone/branch running process. -+ System is nowhere near complete (given magnitude of effort required - and my free time available). Contributions welcome ! :) +* Frequently Given Answers +- Why such name ? + - In short: it's just a number. + - Many years ago inspired by the ideas of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_(programming_language)][Forth (programming + language)]] I decided to create my own implementation [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/fifth/doc/index.html][Fifth]] + (computing/programming environment). + - Then I realized I miss type safe object oriented capabilities. So + I updated the name to Sixth and switched to Java.