Re: Python/Ruby for Cocoa (was: Simple question)
Re: Python/Ruby for Cocoa (was: Simple question)
- Subject: Re: Python/Ruby for Cocoa (was: Simple question)
- From: "Sherm Pendley" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:13:40 -0400
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Scott Thompson <email@hidden> wrote:
> > I completely agree - and I wrote CamelBones, the Cocoa/Perl bridge.
> > It is,
> > and always has been, my opinion that language bridges are not an
> > adequate
> > substitute for learning Cocoa's native language, Objective-C. What
> > they are
> > *great* for is giving additional options to a skilled programmer who's
> > already familiar with both Cocoa and a scripting language. Someone
> > who tries
> > to use them as a means to avoid Objective-C is just setting
> > themselves up
> > for a lot of frustration.
>
> I also find that (if you're already familiar with Cocoa, and if you're
> willing to put up with the corner cases) languages bridges like the
> Ruby, Python, and Perl bridges are really great tools for prototyping
> things quickly, and learning new APIs.
>
...
> YMMV.
My mileage doesn't vary a bit - I've used CamelBones for precisely that.
Completely eliminating the compile/link time really puts the R in RAD. :-)
sherm--
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