Hallo, Jan Depner hat gesagt: // Jan Depner wrote: > On Sat, 2004-10-23 at 18:13, Frank Barknecht wrote: > > > It's similar to the fact, that everyone should learn at least one > > scripting language like Python, Bash or Perl. It's good for the mind > > and it enables you to create little custom applications instead of > > waiting for the C developers to write fullblown (and maybe bloated) > > applications to fulfil these generally very personal needs. > > <tongue in cheek> > > I disagree. Everyone should learn C and C++ then they wouldn't have to > wait for the C/C++ developers ;-) Although, I must admit, I do lapse > into shell programming on occasion. > > </tongue in cheek>
There is an important difference between C/C++ and "scripting languages" (including Pd): rapid prototyping is much faster with scripting languages than with C/C++. And Pd and Python are much easier to learn than C. Pd patches or Python scripts are easier to compile. I just want people to see, that everything doesn't need to be a C-application and that they can do a lot of things with much simpler tools. Ciao -- Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org__