Am 12.11.2013 05:52, schrieb Steven Blatnick:
By the way, I should point out that these remarks also apply to the
geany direction thread. I also should point out this doesn't
necessarily mean I'm opposed to vala, I'm just expressing concerns.
From this thread, it sounds like vala binds pretty well to C++ like
python does, but also doesn't add bloat while simplifying the code. I
don't think I've noticed python doing much to simplify gtk-centric
code though, so would vala do better? If changing to vala is like
changing to python, I'd be more inclined against it, although it would
be good exerience to gain.
Thanks for all the replies :-)
Vala has the advantage that it compiles down to plain C code. Thus you
can trivially call code written in Vala from "legacy" C code. This is
also true for C++ (or some subset of it) but not for other languages
which need a more complex foreign language interface.
Therefore, if we want to switch to a higher level language without
re-write (we don't have the man power for a rewrite) C++ and Vala are
good candidates.
Best regards.
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