Nils <l...@nilsgey.de> writes: > On Tue, 29 May 2012 19:08:51 +0200 > Janek Warchoł <janek.lilyp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 6:04 PM, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote: >> > Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanw...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> While the scheme integration have been a big leap forward in terms of >> >> expandability and flexibility, I think it has also been our gravest >> >> design error. Both for technical reasons (GUILE is a poor >> >> implementation), but also for practical reasons: writing scheme is >> >> hard for the general public, and it has surely decreased the amount of >> >> developer participation we've had. >> >> Interesting. If you were deciding now, what language would you use? >> >> And is it at all conceivable to change this now? >> >> cheers, >> Janek > > My 2 cents: > If it is really a core extension: Python.
I consider Python fabulously ill-suited as an extension language. a) monstrous footprint in syntax and memory b) indentation-based syntax For an extension language, it is important to be able to bounce language fragments around. A language that changes meaning with indentation is not really well-behaved in that respect. > For everything that does not need performance my language of > choice. Development in such a high level language really speeds things > up. Since Lilypond does not need performance in any step, Muahahahahahaha. "make doc" 1h20 on a dual processor system. > if starting from zero, I would write Lilypond completely in Python. > > If it is for easy user scripting: Lua. Flexible, easy to learn, > especially designed for that purpose. Yup. And fast. And easily mappable to a different language like LilyPond. String or symbol? Not a choice you need to make, there are only interned strings. List, array, hashtable, records? Not a choice you need to make, there are only tables. And so on. > Both have in common that there is a big user base, Lua does not have such a large user base. More like a fan base. Python, in contrast, is solidly mainstream. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
