Joseph Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. Are you at all open to any kind of gradual shift toward a dynamic > > language? > > I think there will not be any shift away from C++. There is a > certain barrier in learning to use C++, but it is definitely not a > drawback.
Development of ArX will probably stay in C++ simply because I want to offer a single binary download (we're not there yet, but I don't want to preclude it). Depending on another language will make it more difficult to install. In any case, I am not convinced that depending on any language is a sticking point. After all, Monotone seems to be doing all right with C++, and Darcs is certainly doing fine with an even more obscure language. However, I have considered switching over to python, mostly because of the hassles with networking. Unfortunately, it looks like it would take a lot of effort to get to the point where there would be any returns. > Downloaded and compiled arx on PCQQuest Linux 2005 ( it is a > distro from pcquest magazine, and is based on Fedora ). Hope to > contribute in the coming months..Directions are welcome. I wrote up a to-do list here http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/arx-users/2004-12/msg00055.html Many of those things have been done, so drop me a line if any of those things look interesting. > Picked up the Indian editon of Andrei Alexandrescu's ( Modern C++ > Design ) here in Mumbai ( Bombay ) 6 months back. Slowly making my way > through this very interesting book which uses templates and design > patterns !! Hope to get some of my juniors interested in arx once I > get comfortable myself. > > > > > 2. Do you have any existing strong feelings about Ruby, positive or > > negative? > > Don't know enough about Ruby to have any strong feelings about it. I have briefly looked at Ruby. I was less than thrilled by its use of $, #, %, and @. However, feel free to create and maintain Ruby binding for ArX. There are already some Swig-generated Python bindings, so it should not be hard. Cheers, Walter Landry p.s. FastCST is implemented in Ruby. _______________________________________________ Arx-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/arx-users
