Ditto erl > cpp. On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 3:57 AM, Vishvananda Ishaya <vishvana...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 for Erlang from me. I'm hoping to never have to see C++ templates again :) > > On Feb 21, 2011, at 10:58 PM, Devin Carlen wrote: > >> It's been discussed a fair amount already, but I think this is a good list >> of pros for erlang: >> >> - less code to do the same thing (dramatically less in a lot of cases) >> >> - more robust development environment (far fewer sharp edges in erlang >> compared to c++) >> >> - this is exactly the type of project where erlang shines >> >> - lends itself towards more hands in the source code pie since there are >> fewer correct ways to do things in erlang >> >> >> Both are good choices but erlang has gained a ton of momentum in recent >> years for the reasons listed above. >> >> >> Personally I'd love to see us choose erlang for this project. I think it's >> a great fit. >> >> >> >> - Devin >> >> >> >> On Feb 21, 2011, at 10:51 PM, Eric Day wrote: >> >>> While Erlang is a dependency most folks usually don't have installed >>> by default, it is a fairly simple and predictable dependency. All >>> major distros have it, and if they don't or are too outdated, the >>> packages from the Erlang website are straightforward to install. >>> >>> Any dependency (C/C++ compilers, autotools, Erlang) will always have >>> its quirks, but I think either choice would be fine in the long run. >>> >>> The advantages for choosing Erlang right now are speed of development, >>> code safety, and trivial multi-core/machine use. The advantages for >>> C++ are runtime efficiency and familiarity. I'm pretty split and don't >>> think there is an incorrect choice here, but it feels like more folks >>> are leaning towards C++. >>> >>> -Eric >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 02:47:21PM -0600, John Purrier wrote: >>>> I agree with this. Unless there are significant, obvious advantages to >>>> Erlang I would suggest we stick with C/C++. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: openstack-bounces+john=openstack....@lists.launchpad.net >>>> [mailto:openstack-bounces+john=openstack....@lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf >>>> Of Tim Bell >>>> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 2:08 PM >>>> To: Eric Day; openstack@lists.launchpad.net >>>> Subject: Re: [Openstack] Queue Service, next steps >>>> >>>> >>>> Please bear in mind the long term maintainability of the openstack package. >>>> One of the attractive features at the moment is that there are not >>>> significant pre-reqs to set up the environment and most mass market >>>> environments can support it. >>>> >>>> Using C++ would not significantly change this situation, whereas using >>>> Erlang may create some more difficulty further down the line. Anything >>>> that >>>> makes porting/rebuilding more difficult needs to be carefully thought >>>> through. >>>> >>>> Tim Bell >>>> CERN >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >>>> Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >>> Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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