From: Tony Arcieri <tony.arcieri@...>
Date: 2010-05-14T14:03:04+09:00
Subject: Re: ease of porting (translating) ruby to C (vs. python)?

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On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 10:20 AM, bwv549 <jtprince@gmail.com> wrote:

> In a very small bioinformatics group I know of, they are deciding
> whether to code mostly in python or ruby.  [...] I'd like to keep the main
> focus

 on translating to C for this thread.


So just one question here: why C?  Is your group familiar with other
numerical computing-focused languages, such as Fortran?  While Fortran isn't
exactly a good language, in my opinion it's a lot more accessible to
scientists and for numerical computing purposes as fast (or sometimes even
faster) than C.

Is there some cultural reason why your group would prefer C to Fortran or
other as-fast-as-C languages?

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Tony Arcieri
Medioh! A Kudelski Brand

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