Is Processing suitable for medium sized applications?

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Notnasiul

Is Processing suitable for medium sized applications?

in General Discussion • Other • 3 years ago

I have to create some kind of Singstar application. It's not exactly a Karaoke, but very similar: user control, microphone input analysis, visual feedback, probably some database access...

I've already created a small prototype in Processing to try a few things (sound analysis). Now I wonder whether Processing is suitable for developing a medium sized application, or if I should switch to a more 'serious' language. Please understand 'serious' as in 'language commonly used to develop desktop applications'. I love Processing being multi-platform and how certain things are so easy to achieve, but I have no idea if it's suitable for creating something big.

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PhiLho

Re: Is Processing suitable for medium sized applications?

3 years ago

There is no definitive answer to this question...

Most applications made with Processing are quite small, often with only one file.

Real applications can use lot of classes, in different packages, and use several libraries.

You can do complex things with Processing, but it is a bit light on the user interface side, so it is a bit limited in what you can do with it.

Note that Processing language is really Java language, with some adaptations. Very big applications are made in Java. So there is hope, and you haven't lost your time... But for serious development you should use an IDE like Eclipse, good for navigation, autocompletion, debugging...

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