Max Plugin vs StandALone

What is difference between these guys? i mean speed or what. Why should we use standalone also why developers wasting time with standalone? Can you explane me

It’s the way software development works.
Every new plugin is born from standalone, which is a core prototype with ideal rendering speed.

we are not wasting time with standalone, trust me

what is standalone good for? i really want to know this

benchmark
API learning example
corona for blender
automated regression testing
faster development
proof of concept
future DR without 3dsmax

wow that’s cool, I don’t even know that it is possible. when will you implement it ondra? 1.6? :smiley:

This could be revolutionary for render farms, but how would you get around the issue of plugins?

We can’t, thats the reason we are not working on this fulltime. This will always cause some problems…