Uwe Grauer wrote: > Matt Henley wrote: >> I belong to a mailing list for a defunt open source chemical process >> simulator (Sim42). Members of the list are now showing interest in >> restarting the effort. It was originally written in python which >> cause some speed issues. Several of the list members (including me) >> suggested freepascal and lazarus. The gentleman spearheading the >> effort sent the following and I would like to know what is the best >> way to respond. I do not know what features define a "modern >> language" and would like to know what points to bring up. >> snip... > > Matt, > > python is a very nice language.
Yes, scripting language. Every bigger program I saw so far in python was basically a big hack. I don't consider Python as a general purpose language. The lazy typing makes it a maintainance nightmare. It's nice for scripting but not for a full grown project. > Why don't you just write the speed critical parts in C or C++. > That's how everyone does it in python. > There is no need to port to a language which needs 5-10 times the efford > in getting things out. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
