Re: Internals Design job description

On Tue, Jul 25, 2000 at 10:23:24AM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote:
> This is due soon, so before I forget:
> 
> The Internals Design job description
> ====================================
> 
> The whole point of this position is to be responsible for, though not 
> necessarily design (as we have lots of clever people), the internal 
> interfaces perl presents. The primary target is for programs that embed 
> perl, extensions that perl embeds, and (to a lesser extent) embedded 
> systems. The design of the internal data structures and code flow is a 
> secondary responsibility, but it's more an advisory position there, as the 
> internals will tend to flow naturally from the language design and 
> interfacing requirements. In the event that perl gets partitioned (into 
> lexer/parser, optmizer, and execution engine, say) this position's 
> responsible for the interfaces between those partitions as well.
> 
> In other words, my job is to make sure perl talks nicely and easily with 
> the rest of the world, and to itself. The code behind the conversation is 
> someone else's responsibility.

Probably a nit-pick... that sounds more like "Internals *API* Design"
rather than "Internals Design" to me.

Somewhat related to that... I'm a little concerned that you have
"internal data structures and code flow" as a "secondary responsibility".
While I see your point, to some extent, I'd rather they were considered
together. I don't see any value in making a primary/secondary
distinction here.

Tim.