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That… isn't an "application extension language" use case. I guess if you count wrapping various C and Fortran libraries it's a "glue" language, but that's not e
by PeCaN 10y ago
That… isn't an "application extension language" use case. I guess if you count wrapping various C and Fortran libraries it's a "glue" language, but that's not exactly what I was getting at.
- dalke 10y agoIt's a popular extension language for molecular visualization applications.
- coldtea 10y ago"Glue code" is not just (or particularly) about "application extension" (e.g. as embedded Lua in game engines). Traditional "glue" has been called any language that connects between different programs and systems (e.g. take data out of system X as CSV, preprocess them, input them it program Y, do something with the results etc. Which Python is used for a lot, in the scientific (physics and biology at least) communities. And yes, wrapping C, fortran etc libs too.