Shannon's Journal Discussion Thread, Vol. 8

[Shannon]

Without going into trade secrets, what is different about 6g (alpha) compared to 5.11.5g?

6G alpha test differs from 5.11.5G in the following ways:
1. There are several skeleton script additions.
2. There has been a lot of script optimization, although that process isn't finished by a long shot.
3. Shielding is turned off in the skeleton script, to be implemented from now on as needed in the key script.
4. The method that was used to make the key script so high impact in 5.11G has been completely replaced with something that should be vastly better, smoother, and less energy intensive at the same time. Oh, and it should make for the ability to build much larger and more complex scripts than can be built in 5.11G, and allow for me to build subliminals significantly faster than I can in 5.11G.
5. There are significant upgrades of several modules within the skeleton script.

This doesn't go into trade secrets, so it sounds a lot less interesting and exciting than it actually is.