It depends. If you just wanna leave files as-is then its easy. If you expect someone to be able to maintain it (fix the fixable bugs, etc) then it's a pain.
Leave as they are, is what I mean by 'classic'. When someone generally says 'classic' they mean to not change. I do not mean to have two branches of the same mods going. That would be silly.
Python is a medicore language with a community that rejoices in ignorance. But people can and do still make great things with it. At the end of the day, the tools matter less than the technicians.
We all know about your unfounded python hate. trollface.png But in terms of games/modding, there is absolutely
no advantage with any other language, and indeed, most other languages would be slightly less useful in this regard due to syntax bloat and that being an extra hurdle for new programmers.
Someone doesn't know the history involved, nor do they follow the changes to the Jvm. But that's okay, it's specialist knowledge. Suffice to say: the above statement is wrong enough that' it's not even a good joke. It's like saying, "Lisp, where YOU are the compiler!"
Irrelevant, see above, also consider how closely do you follow python changes, and if your dislike of the entire language stems from a few bad experiences where you have developed an outdated bias in applications that do not even apply here?
I am genuinely sorry to necro your post. I am on mobile devices this weekend and I should read more carefully. That's why i was baffled, I though you had changed your position on this..
A band of bronies shall be at your door shortly looking for repentance
Well, this is a little odd to me. RP2 item management hasn't been necessary since Immibis Infinitubes. Infinitubes has been better than RP2 in terms of capabilities, mechanics, and computational overhead for along time. AE came along and basically took away every other item transport case. More recently, MFR is starting to make a solid run at replacing BC pipes with its conveyor system; which is actually becoming pretty dang awesome now. Conveyors have inventories so they can be the target of push-mechanics like hoppers and TE machines w/out redstone clocks. Item routers are really good now (much better than diamond pipes), and all we're really waiting for is a button to turn on and off respecting NBT data like AE has to make them better than pipes for everything but bees.
Necessity isn't really what the game is about is it?
Im personally not really looking for new blocks that do more stuff. Its sort of the difference between given a car, and given all the parts for a car and you have to go find all the car parts. (extreme example). *some* of the new things are *too* automated, but many are fine replacements and even improve over RP in that aspect. BC pipes need to stop fucking leaking though, because gate system is very fun and I want to use it.