David Relson wrote: > IMHO, python is a very nice object oriented language and C++ is no > better (unless you need particular features of the language). I > suspect C++ runs somewhat faster, but that's not the issue here. As I > understand, portage needs to deal with lots of special cases and > exceptions to the general rules for updating package. Special cases > and exceptions always lead to complications and messy code. Switching > languages doesn't help a situation like this.
C++ is most certainly going to yield faster programs since it is a machine compiled language and python is interpreted. But that's not the idea behind portage. It's all about using the right tools for the job. I do all my research code in C++ because I need good memory management and I need speed. But python is far easier to code in, doesn't need to be compiled, and is pretty dang elegant. It's also pretty platform independent, which is also nice. -- Randy Barlow http://electronsweatshop.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
