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claim:in-parlog86-client-messages-must-be-ordered-there-is-no-way-to-build-an-unordered-streamIn Parlog86, client messages must be ordered; there is no way to build an unordered stream.
Criticism that Parlog forces ordered communication where unordered is sufficient, adding complexity.
Source paper
extracted_from(1989) · Carriero, Nicholas · Gelernter, David
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- Pointing out that Parlog requires explicit, stream-count-dependent merging code.
- Demonstrates flexibility advantage.
- C-Linda code is easier to understand than the Parlog86 version [for the client-server problem].claim0.738Subjective but argued comparison.
- Defines generative communication: the unique mechanism that enables uncoupled programming and persistent data objects.
- Critique that Parlog's abstraction level is too high and restrictive.
- Elephant source programs may not need data structures, because they can refer directly to the past.claim0.723Third abstract claim.