Reply to Re: Let's make a cross platform editor for everone to use! (CALLING ALL C++ PROGAMERS!)
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June 26th 2011, 03:24 AM
shevek
Is Python faster than Java? I'd expect it to be similar, being both interpreted languages. OTOH the Python guys have put a lot of work in performance, and it probably paid off. I'm always surprised how fast it is for a scripting language. 
I think compiling on a Windows machine is a nightmare. This is one reason I chose Python: it makes it cross-platform without actually needing to compile things on Windows. For the same reason, unless things become unbearably slow, I want to stick to pure Python. Also, I'm not sure how much faster it would become, as all really slow things (drawing) are done by Gtk, not Python.
I disagree that a featureful editor cannot be written in Python. But don't let that stop you from working on a C++ editor.
I think compiling on a Windows machine is a nightmare. This is one reason I chose Python: it makes it cross-platform without actually needing to compile things on Windows. For the same reason, unless things become unbearably slow, I want to stick to pure Python. Also, I'm not sure how much faster it would become, as all really slow things (drawing) are done by Gtk, not Python.
I disagree that a featureful editor cannot be written in Python. But don't let that stop you from working on a C++ editor.
