When should i use CTRL-language and when should i use the API (C++)?

We recommend that you use CTRL in the most cases because:

• CTRL is much simpler than C++
• You don't have to compile your code
• The script editor is integrated in the GEDI and you don't need special development tools
• Handling asynchronous data functions (dpGet/dpConnect) is much easier in CTRL

However, in some cases it is necessary to use the API because:

• You want to develop object oriented
• You want to implement time critical code and have to meet high performance requirements (Mathematical algorithms, Handling huge amounts of time critical data, etc.)
• You want to use existing C/C++ code or an external library and can't use a CTRL-extension for some reasons