Ok, thank you. It seems that for the best programming languages (small, fast, no dependencies need...) C++ is still the best language, but it also require to be an expert in this field.
Octavian----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 3:27 AM Subject: Language behind BitTorrent
Octavian's question about this got me Googling for answers, and I think I found one at http://www.utorrent.com/faq.php#How_can_.C2.B5Torrent_be_so_small_and_so_fast.3F Before the current, 6.0 version BitTorrent was open source written in Python with GTK as a GUI library. Now it is proprietary, closed C++ code that omits standard C++ libraries, replacing them with custom routines as needed (the company bought the "UTorrent/MuTorrent" codebase and is now using it instead). The executable is then compressed with the Ultimate Packer for Executables utility (UPX). Thus, BitTorrent shows how small and fast a C++ application can be. Realistically, however, this approach is only for C++ experts who can selectively write all needed low level routines so that the standard libraries may be omitted. I assume that BitTorrent uses the Win32 API directly for building user interface elements, which also requires expert C++ coding with only the memory structures and window messages needed. Jamal __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind
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