Re: [Visualpython-users] Future = (Vpython + Glowscript) | Glowscript | ???

[C A. R. <an...@xt...>]

On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Bruce Sherwood <Bru...@nc...> wrote:
> Very interesting. There is much in your message about which I have no
> knowledge and no opinion. However, I can make some comments about the
> Big Picture.
>
> For a variety of reasons, I am personally committed to the further
> development and maintenance of both VPython and GlowScript.

ok, good news :-)

> [...]
>
> As I've said, I'm dreaming of constructing a VPython+ that would
> require a modern graphics card. If possible, I'd like to build it on
> top of one of the newer Python frameworks that work cross-platform, in
> particular to solve the menacing problem that Carbon on the Mac is not
> available for 64-bit Python.

out of curiosity, which frameworks are you considering/referencing?

> [...]
>
> I wasn't aware of the pypy.org project, and certainly running 5 times
> faster than CPython is important. What is "co", which you mention?

oh sorry, i just meant "and company", ie. pypy and all it's
dependencies, along with whatever other considerations are needed.
pypy is pretty incredible, and IMO, is the future of Python, and
possible other dynamic langs like Ruby et al.

thanks for your comments Bruce; i will note the vitality of both
projects during my demonstration.

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C Anthony