From: Greg Chambers <gregory.w.chambers@...>
Date: 2009-06-30T22:40:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Question on networking with custom binary interface.

Robert Klemme wrote:
> I don't have anything to add to Joel's excellent reply, but one thing
> caught my eye:
> 
> On 30.06.2009 00:08, Greg Chambers wrote:
>> My main concern is that the documentation is VERY specific.
> 
> That sounds odd to me.  Most of the time people complain that there is
> no documentation or that it's inaccurate.  Apparently you got
> documentation leaving no questions and are concerned.  This is the best
> that could happen to you in this situation.  Why are you concerned?
> 
> Kind regards
> 
>   robert
> 
> 
> PS: One additional heads up: when encoding and decoding numbers pay
> special attention to byte ordering (big endian, little endian).

Well my concern was since this was specific documentation intended for 
C++ programs, I was worried about how Ruby would attempt to handle this 
under the hood.  I mean, I would not even worry if the client program 
was also a Ruby program because I could be sure that one Ruby program 
would know what another Ruby program is saying, but I couldn't be sure 
that some proprietary C++ program would know what a Ruby program was 
trying to say.  Mostly I was worried about compatibility of data between 
programs.  That is why I was worried about how specific the 
documentation was.  Otherwise it is greatly appreciated.

Also, for a quick switch in topic, thanks you guys for your help.  You 
are really helping an intern out.
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