An example of the relevance of D
Kirk McDonald
kirklin.mcdonald at gmail.com
Wed Dec 13 14:34:47 PST 2006
Kyle Furlong wrote:
> "We chose to use python because we wanted a well-supported scripting
> language that could extend our core code. Indeed, we wrote much more
> code in python than we were expecting, including all in-game screens and
> the main interface. It was a huge win for the project because writing
> code in a language with garbage collection simply goes faster than
> writing code in C++. The fact that users will be able to easily mod the
> interface is a nice plus as well. The downside of python was that it
> significantly increased our build times, mostly from linking with Boost."
>
> -- Soren Johnson, lead designer, Civilization IV. Quoted in a Slashdot
> interview.
>
> I stumbled across this today. D + PyD = Even GREATER productivity?
Civ4's use of Boost.Python was one of the things that prompted me to
/write/ Pyd. :-)
Even better, Pyd compiles lightning-fast.
--
Kirk McDonald
Pyd: Wrapping Python with D
http://pyd.dsource.org
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