Abstract: There is provided a method for executing a program comprising a function call and one or more subsequent instructions. The method comprises processing, on a first thread, a function defined by the function call, the function having one or more programmer predefined typical return values. For each predefined return value, the one or more subsequent instructions are pre-processed on an additional thread assuming that the function returned that pre-defined return value. In this way the processor, on completion of processing said function is able to make use of the pre-processing completed by the additional thread which used the actual return value.

Abstract: There is provided a method for executing a program comprising a function call and one or more subsequent instructions. The method comprises processing, on a first thread, a function defined by the function call, the function having one or more programmer predefined typical return values. For each predefined return value, the one or more subsequent instructions are pre-processed on an additional thread assuming that the function returned that pre-defined return value. In this way the processor, on completion of processing said function is able to make use of the pre-processing completed by the additional thread which used the actual return value.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus, method and computer program for adding context to a chat transcript. A message is received which defines at least a part of the chat transcript. The message is then analysed in order that context can be added to it and the modified message is then transmitted to interested parties. Note, the message could for example be modified by assigning a verb thereto and by associating a person with that verb. In this way the chat transcript reads more like a story narrative.