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but *would* be harder to maintain, harder to develop, and harder to debug.
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Not to mention harder to customize, and harder to write plugins for.
Being able to run Calibre from source is one of the biggest advantages that the newbie developer has at their disposal. You can literally be hacking and prodding within minutes.
Plus, the option to port a "Speedy C" version of Calibre is available to anyone who feels motivated in that regard.