Being an old Delphi fan, I tried out Lazarus. First impression; a _lot_ slower to compile. And that was always the big advantage of Delphi. It is still a puzzle to me that it's much slower to compile languages that use braces (consider Builder).
Because, yes, it may be slow when you're testing,but then you will want to compile it properly. A C++ interpreter with a non-standard library is just an awkward means for writing low-level scripts.
Compilation speed is not the only issue, because there's the whole compile-link-go cycle. A large program is a complicated thing to stitch together from lots of object files and libraries, so linking is often the big wait. And complex GUI apps take work to get them to the point where you're finally ready to test that one-line change;) Whereas it isn't necessary to stop the program to change it with some C++ interpreters.
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Being an old Delphi fan, I tried out Lazarus. First impression; a _lot_ slower to compile. And that was always the big advantage of Delphi. It is still a puzzle to me that it's much slower to compile languages that use braces (consider Builder).
I'll say amen to that. Just because the
system doesn't come equipped with all the goodies,
doesn't mean that the tools aren't just a
download away.
Having done a fair bit of Unix programming, I'd
say nothing comes close to MSVC for speed
and ease of use (browsing references, etc)
steve d.
Because, yes, it may be slow when you're testing,but then you will want to compile it properly. A C++ interpreter with a non-standard library is just an awkward means for writing low-level scripts.
;) Whereas it isn't necessary to stop the program to change it with some C++ interpreters.
Compilation speed is not the only issue, because there's the whole compile-link-go cycle. A large program is a complicated thing to stitch together from lots of object files and libraries, so linking is often the big wait. And complex GUI apps take work to get them to the point where you're finally ready to test that one-line change
steve d.