From: Suraj Kurapati <snk@...>
Date: 2007-01-07T09:30:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Scriptable text editor with Ruby?

Dolazy wrote:
> However, running a complete text editor application as a ruby script;
> wouldn't that be slow?
> 
> The idea of having a C++ skeleton application with lot's of ruby
> plugins seems more appealing to me. It would be faster

You cannot assume that things will be faster just because you use a 
low-level language. If this were true, then all 3D games would be 
written in straight machine code... forget about assembler!

Efficiency comes *primarily* from good choice of data structures and 
algorithms which are best suited to tackle the problem at hand. Whether 
or not the programming language being used is "close to the metal" is, 
at best, of secondary importance.

> and still strongly customizable.

Good, it seems you are implicitly seeking a higher level language so 
that you can better manage complexity. (Google "No Silver Bullet" for 
details.)

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