Re: why use guile?

[Tom Tromey <tromey creche cygnus com>]

[ Design 1 == extension language in application ]
[ Design 2 == scripting language connected to app via CORBA ]

Anthony> Does GNOME use Design 1, or Design 2, or both?  If it uses
Anthony> Design 1, or both, why?  Isn't Design 2 the best?

I think it uses both.

Design 2 is "best" in some abstract sense.

However, building an application with an embedded scripting language
still makes sense from an implementation point of view.

Tom