zz: Oooops big problem in zigzag implementation

[Ted Nelson <ted@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>There is no efficient way to find out what links there are from a
>particular cell.    You have to grovel over the entire database looking
>for the links.

Yes, it's a little like "Go fish"-- "Give me your tens."  "Sorry."
 etc.

>This isn't a problem with the concept; it's only an implementation
>problem.  But it is something to watch out for when you design the
>real implementation.

Correct, it something to watch out for.  But by
 "real implementation" ... ?-)

ChrzT


At 03:47 PM 10/29/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>There is no efficient way to find out what links there are from a
>particular cell.  You have to grovel over the entire database looking
>for the links.
>
>This isn't a problem with the concept; it's only an implementation
>problem.  But it is something to watch out for when you design the
>real implementation.
>
>	
>Mark-Jason Dominus 	  			               mjd@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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