Re: DocStructure (fwd)

[UHentzschel t-online de (Uwe Hentzschel)]

Kenneth R. Kinder schrieb:
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> > On Sat, 25 Apr 1998, Kenneth R. Kinder wrote:
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> > > Any thoughts?
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> > I have the feeling that Python would be too slow for that...
> > just seen the sluggish glint.
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> Glint is sluggish, but I'm not entirely sure that's the language's fault.  
> I don't have it installed any more, but if you profile it, I suspect a 
> good deal of its sluggishness is because of Tk (a very sluggish widget 
> set), and perhaps it loading too much data at a time, or not handling data 
> in an optimized manner.
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> Python programs are slandered by Tk, it seems.  Tk is a bloated, slow 
> widget set that brings down Tcl software too.
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> Although, am reconsidering the language anyway.
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> >  What are those 'unique features'
> > you mentioned?
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> Well, I'm rethinking the way the program would work.  Anyway, its ability 
> to embed any datatype in dictionaries and lists would come in useful if I 
> were to store the document in a non-literal, abstract way.
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> Its string functions are also exceptional.
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> If I do it in Python, I'll be sure to profile the entire program and 
> optimize it.  I've never actually made a _whole_program_ in Python before 
> - -- I've only used it as an extension language to C++ for in-program 
> scripting.  But the language has grown on me, and it really is rapid 
> application development.
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> One MAJOR disadvantage is the incomplete status of pygtk.  pygtk has most 
> of the basic GUI done, but I suspect I'd find myself either adding to it 
> in C/C++ or my own program for extra things like the standard about box 
> and such.
>
> C or C++ are still likely candidates -- I love them both.  :)
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