From kde-panel-devel  Wed Aug 27 16:38:05 2008
From: "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:38:05 +0000
To: kde-panel-devel
Subject: Re: Question about C++ vs. Python/Ruby/JS plasmoids
Message-Id: <200808271038.05638.aseigo () kde ! org>
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On Wednesday 27 August 2008, Paul B wrote:
> On Wednesday 27 August 2008 07:07:50 Arne Babenhauserheide wrote:
> > I have one real-world benefit: Because I can (as of now) only write
> > meaningful stuff in any workable time-frame using Python.
>
> Main benefit I can think of is that when the plasmoids are scripted and
> don't need to be compiled you can add them straight from the internet usi=
ng
> the "Add Widgets..." dialog, into your home directory. I don't think that
> counts as "I prefer Python".

this is a feature also provided by ECMA Script. the question is "why $LANG"=
=20
instead of just stickign to ECMA Script.

the reasons i see are:

* you know $LANG, or the project your are integrating with is written in $L=
ANG

* in the cases you need access to more system libraries, but don't want to=
=20
write in C++ (Ruby/Python have bindings for pretty much everything)

so i see real value in these bindings, but i'd hope we can also keep mostly=
=20
focussed on ECMA Script within the default applet set..

that said, it would be wise to have at lest one fun applet for each=20
ScriptEngine so that we have a way to monitor for regressions and something=
=20
for other people to look at.

=2D-=20
Aaron J. Seigo
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