[Cuis] [Updates] Microsecond resolution Time and TimeAndDate
Juan Vuletich
juan at jvuletich.org
Wed Apr 17 15:52:35 CDT 2013
Hi Folks,
I've just published some updates and a new image. Biggest changes are in
Time and DateAndTime. After some cleanup (removed a PoolDictionary and
simplified code), I was able to dig deeper. Now we use the new 64 bit
clock primitives in Cog VMs if available. This gives microsecond
resolution Time and DateAndTime. In case the new primitives are not
available, a combination of the seconds clock and the rolling
millisecond clock is used. I redid the logic to synchronize them,
removing many class variables, and enabling a faster image startup. But
more important, users don't need to worry about millisecond clock roll
over anymore. It is handled by new logic I did, that is robust wrt the
moment the rollover occurs, and doesn't even need to know the clock max
value.
New code is much simpler, faster and robust. On Cog, it is yet even
faster, and with better temporal resolution.
I also added back ImageMorph >> #form, needed by Ken's Solitaire games.
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Juan Vuletich
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