Lorenzo wrote:
Hi list,
I'm already on the pd-list. I signed up to the pd-dev as I'm starting to look into some (simple) external development.
cool. please note that pd-dev has the same netiquette as pd-list, that e.g. asks you to not hijack another thread for your unrelated postings. see http://puredata.info/community/lists/Netiquette#Threads
First, though, I thought it would be wise to ask when is it really worth to write an external vs using directly pd abstractions considering the various c/b? Is this in some way 'measurable'?
yes. relate the time spent writing one solution (including learning to actually do it plus doing big-fixes) to its relevant benefits (does it work? what's the performance? is it portable? ...) and compare the scalars you get for the various solutions :-)
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