[Libreoffice-qa] Python vs Java, Was Bisect GUI for Windows

[Jay Lozier]

How much of the code requires Java?

Also, with Python, the interpreter is likely not installed on Windows 
and possibly a Mac. With Linux one would need to verify the correct 
Python version is installed. I think the same problems are true with 
Ruby and Perl. However, JVMs are more likely to be installed.

If the issue to avoid using Java itself, then Scala and Groovy(?) may be 
better alternatives to Python or Ruby. I do not know enough about either 
to make a choice.

If the issue is the remove Java entirely then I think the choice is 
basically Python, Perl, or Ruby. From what I have seen Python is 
probably the better choice in my somewhat biased opinion (I write mostly 
in Python). Python modules exist for PyQT/Pyside (QT) and wxWidget and 
tkinter is built-in, which I believe are all cross platform.

Jay

On 04/20/2014 02:35 PM, Bjoern Michaelsen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 09:43:45AM -0700, Robinson Tryon wrote:
>> Bjoern -- Thoughts on using Glade for this purpose?  I figure it might
>> be good to use the same stuff we're using elsewhere in the LO
>> project...
> I dont think Glade is a good idea. If the bibisect UI is sufficiently simple
> (and it should be), Tkinter would be the most simple crossplatform toolkit that
> is available everywhere -- even if it is somewhat ugly on some platforms.
>
> As for using Python instead of Java: I based that on the assumption that (at
> least in the LibreOffice community) there are more people willing to work on
> the first than on the second. I might be wrong.
>
> @Florian: So if there are not a few people showing up saying "I would help out
> with Python, but unlikely with Java" (which did not happen yet), just go ahead with
> Java, if you prefer that. It was based on my gut feeling, and gut feelings
> might be wrong.
>
> Best,
>
> Bjoern
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