[dundee] Concurrent Programming on Linux

[Gary Short]

> Sounds interesting, though as I said it depends on what you want to
> do....  Don't just assume that you need a "concurrent language"
> because multi-core CPU's are around the corner...  For example if
> you're making an appliance then unit cost of the hardware might be
> more of a concern than performance and load handling...  for example
> if it's some kind of personal server, then it's possibly idling most
> of the time anyway.  Scaling down to the embedded end might be more
> important and profitable than scaling up...
> 
> The good thing about Linux is the diversity and choice available...
> And the fact that it scales down incredibly well... There are
> libraries, servers and software for literally everything, many of
> which have very low hardware requirements...  It's amazing the things
> you can string together with little more than bash, cron and some kind
> of network service.  Plus some of the new mini appliance hardware is
> truly awesome if it's capable enough... e.g. the Sheeva plug:
> 
> http://www.marvell.com/products/embedded_processors/developer/kirkwood/
> sheevaplug.jsp

Yeah good advice. I'm not too concerned with unit cost as this will be at
the higher end and I won't be selling zillions of them (sadly). This
appliance will be "always on" sampling and reporting on realtime data and
"time-span-of-your-choice-to-date" analysis.

Cheers,
Gary