Re: GDB and scripting languages - which

[Robert Dewar <dewar@adacore.com>]

Jim Blandy wrote:
> Robert Dewar <dewar@adacore.com> writes:
>> Well my use of the term FUD here was
>> considered.
> 
> Well, whatever its precise meaning might be, "FUD" is an emotionally
> charged word.  Whether or not you feel it was an appropriate choice,
> it wasn't helpful in keeping the conversation on track.

OK, sorry, for me technical discussions never have any emotional
content (I never see the point of expending emotional energy on
something as unimportant as a technical argument), but I do
understand that others can get involved, so again apologies.

Once again, my position is as follows. The non-technical
arguments for Python are very strong. It would take VERY
convincing technical arguments for another language to
overcome them. In fact Python is a technically strong
choice as well, so the barrier to finding some better
choice is pretty high. Lua does not begin to meet that
challenge. I actually don't think Lua is technically
superior to Python, but even if it were it would have
to be oustandingly superior, and that is clearly not
the case.