[Geany-Devel] Let's use Vala

[Thomas Martitz]

Am 12.11.2013 05:52, schrieb Steven Blatnick:
>
> By the way, I should point out that these remarks also apply to the 
> geany direction thread. I also should point out this doesn't 
> necessarily mean I'm opposed to vala, I'm just expressing concerns.
>
> From this thread, it sounds like vala binds pretty well to C++ like 
> python does, but also doesn't add bloat while simplifying the code. I 
> don't think I've noticed python doing much to simplify gtk-centric 
> code though, so would vala do better? If changing to vala is like 
> changing to python, I'd be more inclined against it, although it would 
> be good exerience to gain.
>
> Thanks for all the replies :-)
>


Vala has the advantage that it compiles down to plain C code. Thus you 
can trivially call code written in Vala from "legacy" C code. This is 
also true for C++ (or some subset of it) but not for other languages 
which need a more complex foreign language interface.

Therefore, if we want to switch to a higher level language without 
re-write (we don't have the man power for a rewrite) C++ and Vala are 
good candidates.

Best regards.