Re: [Logicaldesktop-general] Technology switch?

[Maurizio C. <seg...@ti...>]

On Sunday 11 July 2004 01:26, Lawrence Oluyede wrote:
> > Well, functional languages are easier to read IMO. They are more
> > declarative. You have a better comprehension of how the data is
> > transformed.
>
> Easier only if you have ever used a functional programming language
> before in a serious way (I don't). Anyway, for the final user it
> doesn't matter

You 're right...
>
> > First of all, we don't need much speed, it's already ok, except very long
> > folders. Anyway, python is dynamically typed, so, even if compiled, must
> > do more checks than mono at runtime.
>
> Python is strongly and dinamically typed so there's not a difference
> a-priori,

Well, Python must check the type at runtime, mono must not. Anyway the impact 
of this may be irrelevant, if that's what you mean.

> cause the speedness of a program doesn't depend only on 
> that...  Anyway it's up to you :) 

For fun, maybe I'll add an independent version which uses mono.

Maybe :-)

Mau