On Mon, 30 Mar 2009, Christian Horne wrote: > ... and why? > because python is relatively slow. > i'm not saying that python in general is bad, but everything that can be > coded as a C/C++ PYModule probably should be, as python is noticably slower. > > i can say this for sure, not just because of all the places you hear that > interpreted is slower (and i'm not saying they're wrong) but because > XFCE runs at least 2x faster on my XO than sugar does.
Reason #1 for Python: kids can edit the activity on the fly using Pippy. To me, that ability is important. Reason #2 for Python: coding in Python has a lower barrier to entry than coding in C. Reason #3 for Python: cross-platform. Ultimately, I'd like to see Mongo running on Windows, outside of Sugar. My $0.02. --g -- Got an XO that you're not using? Loan it to a needy developer! [[ http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Exchange_Registry ]] _______________________________________________ FourthGradeMath mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/fourthgrademath
