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by blt 4707 days ago
Does anyone else think it's weird that they decided to make this library in Ruby? It drastically cuts down on the audience. Why not C/C++ with wrappers for all the dynamic languages?

EDIT: nevermind, it makes sense now that I see their main product is a version control system for designers. Still, it would be nice to see this ported to native code some day.
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stormcrowsx 4707 days ago
Most of the work is done, get off your ass and start porting.
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blt 4707 days ago
I might just accept that challenge!
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zem 4705 days ago
as a programming language fan, i've never found anything as productive as ruby. it may not be the fastest language out there, and it may not have a bunch of static safety guarantees, but for exploratory programming it's pretty much unparalleled. if i were tasked with making a psd reader, i'd definitely do it in ruby first and then port it over to whichever language the client called for.
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