| 1 |
David Relson wrote: |
| 2 |
> IMHO, python is a very nice object oriented language and C++ is no |
| 3 |
> better (unless you need particular features of the language). I |
| 4 |
> suspect C++ runs somewhat faster, but that's not the issue here. As I |
| 5 |
> understand, portage needs to deal with lots of special cases and |
| 6 |
> exceptions to the general rules for updating package. Special cases |
| 7 |
> and exceptions always lead to complications and messy code. Switching |
| 8 |
> languages doesn't help a situation like this. |
| 9 |
|
| 10 |
C++ is most certainly going to yield faster programs since it is a |
| 11 |
machine compiled language and python is interpreted. But that's not the |
| 12 |
idea behind portage. It's all about using the right tools for the job. |
| 13 |
I do all my research code in C++ because I need good memory management |
| 14 |
and I need speed. But python is far easier to code in, doesn't need to |
| 15 |
be compiled, and is pretty dang elegant. It's also pretty platform |
| 16 |
independent, which is also nice. |
| 17 |
|
| 18 |
-- |
| 19 |
Randy Barlow |
| 20 |
http://electronsweatshop.com |
| 21 |
-- |
| 22 |
gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
Archives