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Rewrite only those pieces that are consuming a lot of time or memory, leave the rest in Python, which is particularly good at integration with C/C++. Many prog

by russell 18y ago

Rewrite only those pieces that are consuming a lot of time or memory, leave the rest in Python, which is particularly good at integration with C/C++. Many programs are a lot of setup, error handling, and edge cases where performance is not an issue. but LOC is.

10ren 18y ago
I thought about including the idea of only rewriting the hotspots, but left it out as detracting from the main point and it seemed tedious to iterate the details. But then there are 3 replies pointing this out, and which seem to be more valued than mine by the community (according to their votes.) Ask HN: Does this mean that HN would prefer I wrote comments that do cover all the cases, instead of just sticking to the key point? Or is it just that there seemed to be a gap in my comment, which people naturally wanted to cover? Note: the replies add more than just "rewrite only hotspots" (like the above one detailing setup, errors, edge cases), and I certainly appreciate extra details being filled in. Is the valuable extra detail the reason for the extra votes? I just feel kind of annoyed that the replies seem to suggest I was stupid in not mentioning the hotspot idea. This has happened to me a few times now. Am I taking it too personally? Is it just a question of different opinions on what is important? Or is it just that I failed to communicate my decision, and then get annoyed when people point out the other branch of the decision? There is a issue of preference here: I prefer to keep all the code in one language. One factor in this is that my projects are small, and for these, the overhead of switching languages and managing the different source isn't worth it. I'm not running up against efficiency problems either. I'm sure it's different for larger projects, especially multi-person ones, and particularly if the project covers different kinds of activities (for which different languages are suitable), and even more so if there's need to integrate with or reuse existing assets in different languages. Thanks for any clarifications you may have. :-)
- silentbicycle 18y ago
  > I just feel kind of annoyed that the replies seem to suggest I was stupid in not mentioning the hotspot idea. I didn't mean anything personal, and I don't read any of the other comments that way. The other comments may have just been voted up by people who also like Lua or Mercurial, or something. I thought it was worth noting that Lua was explicitly designed for that style of development. (Lua's also my favorite language.)
  - 10ren 18y ago
    Thanks. Yes, that's true. I appreciate the information about Lua and an example of Mercurial - it was just the hotspot part. I guess the fairest guess is that a comment is voted up as a whole, based on all the things they add, not just the part that I happen to be concerned about. It seems a bit silly of me now, but I much appreciate your reply.

by russell 18y ago

10ren 18y ago

I thought about including the idea of only rewriting the hotspots, but left it out as detracting from the main point and it seemed tedious to iterate the details. But then there are 3 replies pointing this out, and which seem to be more valued than mine by the community (according to their votes.) Ask HN: Does this mean that HN would prefer I wrote comments that do cover all the cases, instead of just sticking to the key point? Or is it just that there seemed to be a gap in my comment, which people naturally wanted to cover? Note: the replies add more than just "rewrite only hotspots" (like the above one detailing setup, errors, edge cases), and I certainly appreciate extra details being filled in. Is the valuable extra detail the reason for the extra votes? I just feel kind of annoyed that the replies seem to suggest I was stupid in not mentioning the hotspot idea. This has happened to me a few times now. Am I taking it too personally? Is it just a question of different opinions on what is important? Or is it just that I failed to communicate my decision, and then get annoyed when people point out the other branch of the decision? There is a issue of preference here: I prefer to keep all the code in one language. One factor in this is that my projects are small, and for these, the overhead of switching languages and managing the different source isn't worth it. I'm not running up against efficiency problems either. I'm sure it's different for larger projects, especially multi-person ones, and particularly if the project covers different kinds of activities (for which different languages are suitable), and even more so if there's need to integrate with or reuse existing assets in different languages. Thanks for any clarifications you may have. :-)

silentbicycle 18y ago
> I just feel kind of annoyed that the replies seem to suggest I was stupid in not mentioning the hotspot idea. I didn't mean anything personal, and I don't read any of the other comments that way. The other comments may have just been voted up by people who also like Lua or Mercurial, or something. I thought it was worth noting that Lua was explicitly designed for that style of development. (Lua's also my favorite language.)
- 10ren 18y ago
  Thanks. Yes, that's true. I appreciate the information about Lua and an example of Mercurial - it was just the hotspot part. I guess the fairest guess is that a comment is voted up as a whole, based on all the things they add, not just the part that I happen to be concerned about. It seems a bit silly of me now, but I much appreciate your reply.