Hi - first post but I am NOT a student looking to rubberstamp GSoC all over my resume :)
RJ, you may remember me from www.hackerdjs.com/software/cdj2midi.html, introduced by Mark Hills, through Adam D, I think. Since we last spoke I've become a linux-head, been stalking Mixxx-devel for a month. Seeing you're into 3D/games I'm surprised Mixxx uses Javascript, Python and qtScript but not Lua. I'm guessing the initial choice of XML/Javascript was to attract more people to write controller glue code but Mixxx has gotten a lot of traction/attention since then. With a new focus on reliability, Mixxx/hardware-interface drivers should really be written by somewhat experienced programmers (at least not invite bad code). QA's a bitch now cause you often don't have the hardware but if Mixxx's user base keeps growing as it does you'll soon be able to threaten manufacturers *not* to support their device:) Assuming Mixxx maintains its growth (vs withers & dies), driver and hardware availability is a given, what matters is runtime quality/efficiency. Porting the current ./res/controllers/ is a one-time effort. Also, the majority of users will be non-techie DJs; at the top DJs with a coding assistant :) Wrt speed, Javascript engines can afford many luxuries when running in web browsers (or servers) because they're not dealing with 10ms latencies. A web-surfing user won't notice a garbage collector hiccup but in a "critical realtime" app like Mixxx it's the end of the world for a very pissed DJ. Hardcore videogames are somewhat similar and there's virtually no Javascript; #1 engine is Lua because it's tiny and predictable; where the VM falls short you bind native C code in a handful of lines. Either way I think it'd make sense to use the same VM for both drivers and macros since they're really on the same path between the hardware interface and Mixxx. (bowing out) -- p ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try New Relic Now & We'll Send You this Cool Shirt New Relic is the only SaaS-based application performance monitoring service that delivers powerful full stack analytics. Optimize and monitor your browser, app, & servers with just a few lines of code. Try New Relic and get this awesome Nerd Life shirt! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic_d2d_may _______________________________________________ Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today http://mixxx.org Mixxx-devel mailing list Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel
