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[Janek Kozicki <janek_listy@xxxxx>]

Bruno Chareyre said:     (by the date of Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:24:50 +0100)

> Another key point, not always mentionned here, is the complexity of the 
> code for end-users. Currently in 3Sr, I estimate the average time of 
> students to be able to understand Yade's code between 6 and 12 months, 
> which is a lot (they are not experienced with c++ when they come - that 
> counts to).
> 
> I know how Yade compare with pfc on that point (pfc is not that easy to 
> use, and has a crap command langage called "fish", but still easier than 
> Yade). I don't know how it compares with esys and Lamms, but they were 
> invented - not here - by very smart guys, so they are probably way more 
> complex. ;)

How does this student learning time change, when students learn
python instead of C++ ? ;-))

The weak point is that you & me are not using python in fact (except
for some very simple stuff). Vaclav is. So students at 3sr cannot
learn python from you - only C++...

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Janek Kozicki                                                         |