why should you use c++ in this project ?

[docesam]

I read all over the web about how scripting programming languages (like ruby or python) are fast for writing programs quickly. so i would like you to consider a programming project that is :

1- the length of source code is in the magnitude of few hundreds to few thousands lines of code.
2- not a low level (driver / OS level) program.

question : since developing my program in ruby or python will be much faster(i assume) what are the reason(s) why i should consider using c++ over ruby /python for such project ?

sharing your practical experience will be greatly appreciated.

thank you

[cnoeval]

You don't say what your application is but if it doesn't require intense number crunching or very quick response times C++ is probably overkill. Just do a search on the difference between compiled (C++) and interpreted (Python) languages and you'll get all the details.

[RedX]

Do you know ruby, python or any other language you want to use? Do you know C++ or do you have to learn it?
Learning any of it will probably take some time. Will you be able to use the language you learn later on?

Maybe you should explain what you have to do. Some things really are easier to do in a scripting language then in c++ others not.