Re: C++ vs. Scheme

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

David Feuer wrote:
> What's the rationale behind the division into C++ and Scheme?  I don't
> quite see why Lilypond uses C++ and Guile rather than using a serious
> Scheme implementation (like PLT) and working to shift code from C++
> over to Scheme.


The reason for having C++ is historical.

I'm not certain that using Scheme for everything will lower hackability 
of the code, eg. I'm still not as fluent in Scheme as in C++ --with all 
its shortcomings.  Also, having opaque C++ objects is convenient, 
because it makes it easy to enforce invariants and maintain encapsulation.

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