[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Python?

[Raimar Falke <i-freeciv-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Nov 22, 2003 at 02:40:57PM +0100, Raimar Falke wrote:
> I know that Python is a nice language. No doubt here. But it isn't
> suited for every project and every size. For larger project you need
> to do as much as basic checking as you can do at compile time or you
> need a _very large_ testing effort. So my personal limits here are:
> perl till you need to code a function, python for small and small
> medium sized project (lets say <5000 lines of code). Something else
> for the rest.

I forgot: I have coded the new code generator (produces C code) for
the delta protocol in python. It has 4 classes and 1500 lines. This is
best done in python.

        Raimar

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