Prothon Prototypes vs Python Classes

[Ville Vainio]

>>>>> "Mark" == Mark Hahn <mark at prothon.org> writes:

    Mark> I certain that it IS possible to add ANYTHING to Python.  My
    Mark> whole motivation for Prothon was to start fresh with a clean
    Mark> slate and have less.  I'm still experimenting with things
    Mark> that can be removed.

I guess the issue is whether it would have been simpler to fork the
CPython interpreter, providing patches that enable the prototype-based
programming. It would have been quite a jump start, if feasible.

    Mark> Having said that, I think there are things about Prothon
    Mark> that really kick ass.  The combination of threaded
    Mark> interpreter with extremely simple locking objects is
    Mark> exceeding my expectations.  This engine is really going to
    Mark> shine when it matures.

Sounds great. If you prove that it's the faster approach, perhaps
we'll be seeing something like that in CPython soon. 

FWIW, I would guesstimate that the tab indentation mostly serves to
kill the interest of many who would otherwise take a deeper
look. There are many (like me) who think that the approach is
fundamentally wrong.

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