Re: [9fans] Writing device drivers

[erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>]

this isn't a list of neat little projects.
most of these are very time consuming and/or difficult.
(allowing win to set the scratch flag notwithstanding.)

one project not on the list i've been talking a look at is
javascript.  but holy phd-dissertations, batman.  implementing
js looks to be about as much code as cc+libc.  it's astonishing
that it was implemented to be simple and easy for non-professionals.

then there's the fact that the language is as goofy as it gets.
here's an example from the ecma-262 documentation, page 87:

	[these] produce the same result:

		new Function("a", "b", "c", "return a+b+c")
		new Function("a, b, c", "return a+b+c")
		new Function("a, b", "c", "return a+b+c")

they also go on for a page and a half on the special rules
for free ';'s.

- erik

On Sat Apr 15 09:17:19DT 2006, anothy@gmail.com wrote:
> the wiki has a todo page
> (http://cm.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/TODO/index.html) with some
> proposed and ongoing projects. it's regularly out-of-date.