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mixing Ocaml with another GC-ed language

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From:	John Max Skaller <skaller@m...>
Subject:	Re: Interpreter vs hardware threads

Xavier Leroy wrote:

> I'm not sure that OCaml is the best input language for generating
> FSMs, but, yes, generating FSMs from a high-level concurrent language
> is an excellent approach.  You get both ultimate execution speed and a
> readable, maintainable description of the program.  Have a look for
> instance at Esterel (another glorious INRIA product :-))

	OK. Thanks for the explanation. 'Threads' are typically
delayed waiting for 'any' event, and occasionally, a specific
event (response to a request).

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