Re: [Opalesoya-dev] RE: Opalesoya-dev digest, Vol 1 #13 - 1 msg

[Lamy Jean-Baptiste]

On 2002.05.27 07:59:01 +0200 eric wrote:
> Hi Jiba,
> 
> Why are you switching to Python? Is it better than Java?

Yes !

In particular :
 - It is free (as in Free Software) : source are available and modifiable.
My Arkanae game cannot be included in Linux distribution (such as Mandrake)
because it require Sun Java, which is not free...
 - It is a dynamic language, with a much powerfull object system (a la
Smalltalk) : you can change the class of an object, add properties and
methods to an object. And EVERYTHING is an object (including number) !
 - It's easier to learn, and faster to code (a Python program is about 3
times shorter than the equivalent Java one).
 - It has a more active community, and more extensions are available
 - It is easier to interface with C or other language (including Java !)

The drawback is that Python is slower than Java. But it has a much faster
startup time, so it is OK !

Jiba