Re: Ann: SWI-Prolog 7.1.0

On 11/22/2013 05:25 PM, Boris Vassilev wrote:
> This is very exciting, and maps are a thing of beauty. I couldn't
> contain myself so I had to say it :)
>
> Now it's time to start using maps. What is your plan regarding standard
> libraries that could benefit from using maps? (Or is it just "if it
> ain't broke don't fix it"?)

I don't know yet. There are surely a number of interfaces for which maps
would have been more appropriate, in the core system, and in the
libraries and packages.  One option might be to have an additional
predicate that returns a map-based data.  An alternative might be to
be able to load an alternative library that gives you a version that
is map-based.  The first interfaces are probably the XML and JSON
interfaces.

	Cheers --- Jan