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+% \enablemode[paper]
+
+\usemodule[present-stepwise,present-wobbling,abr-02]
+
+\setuppapersize[S6][S6] \setupbodyfont[11pt] \def\METAPOST{MetaPost}
+
+% \definecolor[maincolor] [red]
+% \definecolor[extracolor][blue]
+
+\definecolor[maincolor] [green]
+\definecolor[extracolor][red]
+
+% \StartText{...}{...}
+
+\startdocument
+ [title={Hybrids: \crlf the evolution of \CONTEXT},
+ topic={Bacho\TEX, May 3, 2010}]
+
+\StartItems{How you code your documents}
+ \StartItem
+ Coding in \TEX\ is quite natural and given a proper macro set
+ the overhead is not that large.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ Coding in \XML\ makes sense when you have to manipulate or reuse
+ your data and when \TEX\ is just the renderer.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ For non|-|artistic graphics \METAPOST\ provides a convenient input
+ language. It also plays well with \TEX.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ Some problems can more conveniently be solved in a procedural programming
+ language and \LUA\ perfectly fits in there.
+ \StopItem
+\StopItems
+
+\StartItems{How the codebase evolves}
+ \StartItem
+ Of course we started with only \TEX\ code. Functionality has been nicely
+ split in modules
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ Front- and backend code has always been separated.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ The user interface is quite consistent which provides backward compatibility
+ as well extensibility.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ For quite some time \METAPOST\ support has been tightly integrated, including
+ a two way communication between these subsystems.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ When we decided on \LUA\ as language it didn't take long before large chunks of
+ \CONTEXT\ were rewritten using it.
+ \StopItem
+\StopItems
+
+\StartItems{How the codebase evolves}
+ \StartItem
+ Most font handling takes place in \LUA\ and as usual with \TEX\ we can do more
+ than fonts provide.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ Other subsystems, like languages, input encoding, file io and xml also were among
+ the first to be supported by \LUA.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ Lots of information is now carried around, especially related to structure. This will
+ permit users more freedom.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ Notes, descriptions and enumerations also rely on \LUA.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ Graphics (including \METAPOST) is all dealt with in \LUA. Float management is currently
+ on the agenda.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ The backend code is completely rewritten in \LUA. We've disabled the low level primitives
+ so that third party modules can not spoil the game (this was already the case in \MKII).
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ Eventually most management tasks will move from \TEX\ to \LUA, but we keep in pace with
+ \LUATEX\ development and don't push things to the limit.
+ \StopItem
+\StopItems
+
+\StartItems{where we will end up}
+ \StartItem
+ Eventually we will have a more layered macro package so that one can make specialized
+ versions.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ In addition to the regular \TEX\ interface there will be a \LUA\ interface. We already have
+ one such interface but there will be more.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ It will be possible to avoid \TEX\ code completely which makes sense in predictable
+ workflows where no artistic intervening is needed.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ Core \TEX\ functionality will also be available as (often less efficient) \LUA\ variant
+ so that we can extend it. We already provide hooks into the callback subsystem.
+ \StopItem
+ \StartItem
+ We can already all of this intermixed so the user has complete freedom of choice.
+ \StopItem
+\StopItems
+
+\stopdocument
+
+% \StopText