X-Git-Url: http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Findex.org;h=fd49f38e9bfe3a21fd82371c6671e8c50a88d7ce;hp=5e5ddc26db6854ccde3b62e56205aa015921206d;hb=9050e7ea1fca25819db65fbef0ace48506362222;hpb=2f4d80aec97c9b5daa3c9b99eb0a4860fd27d150 diff --git a/doc/index.org b/doc/index.org index 5e5ddc2..fd49f38 100644 --- a/doc/index.org +++ b/doc/index.org @@ -18,19 +18,21 @@ - Program author: - Svjatoslav Agejenko - - Homepage: http://svjatoslav.eu + - Homepage: https://svjatoslav.eu - Email: mailto://svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu -- [[http://www.svjatoslav.eu/projects/][Other software projects hosted at svjatoslav.eu]] +- [[https://www.svjatoslav.eu/projects/][Other software projects hosted at svjatoslav.eu]] ** Source code -- [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz][Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format]] ++ Note - Sixth is currently empty parent/shell project. You can find + working code under [[id:52dbbf4c-2ef4-42a6-8331-ad006b6a52ae][sub-projects]]. -- [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=summary][Browse Git repository online]] +- [[https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz][Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format]] -- Clone Git repository using command: - : git clone http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/git/sixth.git +- [[https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=summary][Browse Git repository online]] +- Clone Git repository using command: + : git clone https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/git/sixth.git * Vision - A tool to amplify human ability :PROPERTIES: :ID: 1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f @@ -39,53 +41,68 @@ Idea is to design all encompassing, flexible and powerful virtual environment where I can live in and very efficiently do all my computing tasks enjoyably and with playful ease. -Examples of extendable environments where one can live in and do - almost everything: - + [[https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/04/27/one-program-to-rule-them-all/][GNU Emacs]] :: At the heart, Emacs is text editor on top of [[https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/j-cb02067/j-cb02067-pdf.pdf][Lisp]] - runtime. - - + [[https://www.eclipse.org/ide/][Eclipse IDE]] :: In essence [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGi][OSGi]] platform with a text editor. - -In both cases you can develop/install plugins for every purpose +[[id:c19c5a3b-dfb0-4f7f-961c-a387b925669f][See extensible, programmable computing environment examples]]. In each +case you can install or develop plugins/extensions for every purpose imaginable. - -I would like to create general purpose environment with the following -properties: +I would like to create better general purpose environment with the +following properties: + Makes lots of complex data intuitive to: - explore, understand - manipulate and compute on + Extensively relying on: - - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][Realtime 3D graphics]] with immediate feedback loop. + - [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][Realtime 3D graphics]] with immediate feedback loop. #+BEGIN_QUOTE “Virtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mind” Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992) #+END_QUOTE -+ [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Flexible and distributed computation and data storage]]. ++ [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Flexible and distributed computation and data storage]]. + Cross device: + Easily switch and/or combine computers to work seamlessly on any tasks. - + User interface, data, software, running proceses etc are not - contained to any device. + + User interface, data, software, running proceses and available + computing power is not contained or limited by boundaries of any + single device. + +** Extensible, programmable computing environment examples + :PROPERTIES: + :ID: c19c5a3b-dfb0-4f7f-961c-a387b925669f + :END: ++ [[https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/04/27/one-program-to-rule-them-all/][GNU Emacs]] - At the heart, Emacs is text editor on top of Lisp + runtime. Data storage and computation can be done in [[https://www.defmacro.org/ramblings/lisp.html][Lisp]]. Emacs + provides text buffers that can be used to build GUI. + ++ [[https://www.eclipse.org/ide/][Eclipse IDE]] - In essence [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGi][OSGi]] platform with a text + editor. Computation done in java. Eclipse provides integration, + runtime and GUI platform. ++ [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Notes][IBM Notes/Domino]] - Custom database engine, software development + platform, GUI editor, computation can be done in Java and + LotusScript. + ++ [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABAP][SAP ABAP]] - Custom database engine, runtime, GUI platform, + development environment and programming language. * Current status + Formulated high-level [[id:1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f][vision / goal]]. -+ In the process of implementing some of building blocks: - - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Data storage engine.]] - - - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][In software, pure Java realtime 3D rendering engine.]] - - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d-demos/][3D engine demos]] ++ In the process of implementing some of [[id:52dbbf4c-2ef4-42a6-8331-ad006b6a52ae][building blocks]]. + System is nowhere near complete (given magnitude of effort required and my free time available). Contributions welcome ! :) - +* Architecture / components + :PROPERTIES: + :ID: 52dbbf4c-2ef4-42a6-8331-ad006b6a52ae + :END: ++ [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth/][Sixth]] - Parent project. + + [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Sixth Data]] - Data storage and computation engine. + + [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][Sixth 3D]] - 3D engine - for user interface and data visualization. + + [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d-demos/][Sixth 3D engine demos]] - Demonstration of Sixth 3D engine capabilities. * Computation ideas + Program - stored instructions for execution by computer. @@ -114,7 +131,7 @@ properties: - 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://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/fifth/][Fifth]] + language)]] I decided to create my own implementation [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/fifth/][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.