[wplug] relevance of C for Apps

[Moshe Katz-Hyman]

this isn't really lunix related (as I've not fooled around with 
GNUStep)  but I've recently been fooling around with Objective C and 
Cocoa (and PyObjC) under OSX.  From what I can tell ObjC is what C++ 
should have been.  :P

It's been so long since I've done real OO stuff.  I'm a bit rusty.

Moshe

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On Oct 6, 2004, at 1:23 PM, J Aaron Farr wrote:

>
>> I used to be a "get the best machine performance at all costs" bigot,
>> but looking at the bigger picture, my time is generally worth more
>> than the computer's.  Naturally, this sentiment can be taken too far,
>> but my decision tree is usually "code it up in python, see where the
>> bottlenecks are, then rewrite those in C or C++ as needed."
>
> I have to agree with Tim here.
>
> IMHO, C++ just isn't worth it.  If you are really concerned with
> performance, go with C.  Otherwise, if you want a higher level 
> language,
> then go with Java, C#, Python, or Ruby.  I'm not much of a Perl fan for
> large applications, but that's me.
>
> Also, this isn't just a matter of "right tool for the job," though 
> that is
> very important.  A big factor is what you're most comfortable with and 
> how
> much maintance will need to be done.
>
> I'm mostly a Java developer myself, but I've been playing with Ruby a 
> bit
> lately and it's really nice.  YMMV.
>
> jaaron
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