Question about C++ vs. Python/Ruby/JS plasmoids

[Aaron J. Seigo]

On Tuesday 26 August 2008, Paul B wrote:
> On Tuesday 26 August 2008 20:45:21 Alex Merry wrote:
> > scripted plasmoids.  If I was proficient in a scripted language, I'd make
> > nowplaying into just such an example.
>
> I was considering rewriting the binary clock in Python anyway, since last
> time I checked it didn't support true binary, only binary-coded decimal,
> and it'd be good practise for making plasmoids, but right now the Python
> bindings don't seem to be working?

would you be interested in trying out the ecmascript ones?

> Anyway I'm mainly concerned when I see things like the KTorrent plasmoid
> (in SVN along with KTorrent itself) being written in C++, since it's a new

depending on what this plasmoid does, and the author's skill set, this could 
be a nice candidate for non-C++, yes.

> been much thought put into getting more 3rd party plasmoids written in
> scripting languages, and any possible solutions to the dependency problem?

not yet, no. we've been holding off on promoting non-C++ components more 
heavily until the script support is more solid. it doesn't have to be 100%, 
just a bit better than it was in 4.1 really..

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