GNOME To Use JavaScript For New User Programs

[johnny]

Javascript? Why exactly Javascript?
In my opinion it's a horrid language...

Why not Python instead ?

By chance, do they mean HTML+Javascript with "GNOME appliations", or actually Javascript as a stand-alone "program"?

Related:
wat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXEgk1Hdze0

this is one gnome dev's take on "why not python"

http://www.j5live.com/2013/02/04/gnome-and-languages/

[mmstick]

I want nothing to do with Javascript. Why not just use Qt? That's my favourite GUI framework; the most fully featured; cross-compile compatible; easy to learn and program; looks perfect in any desktop environment. After all, actual C++ code is more efficient than any scripting code.

[kigurai]

I want nothing to do with Javascript. Why not just use Qt?

Trolling much?

After all, actual C++ code is more efficient than any scripting code.

In this case I think the speedup gained from writing everything in C++ (or C, which is more common with GNOME) is more or less negligible.

[a user]

In this case I think the speedup gained from writing everything in C++ (or C, which is more common with GNOME) is more or less negligible.

i don't think so. we are not talking of extensions but of full featured standalone programs.

[Tiger_Coder]

Personally I hate Javascript. But now a days many new programmers are coming from web programming. Even in my country which is a 3rd world country, no of school students know web programming is increasing a lot. I know some people who only learns PHP + HTML + JS + CSS ,without any formal Computer Science/Engineering courses and now earning more then undergraduate engineers. JS(Olso QT's QML) will attract them to target desktop apps.

[jalyst]

KDE is heading in this direction too. How does it compare with QML?

Eh? No they're not, they're very much in the Qt/QML camp, have been for ages. Personally think it's unfortunate that GNOME decided to go this way just because of past (ideological) differences.
They Would've been a great new member to the Qt/QML biosphere/code-base, one that would've become a highly respect contributor, & helped to propel the Qt platform faster & more forcefully.

[Pawlerson]

Trolling much?

Why do you think so? Don't you think gnome devs ego is an only thing that stops them from using Qt? I wonder how bloated and slow gnome will be with javascript.

[varikonniemi]

The only reason for this must be that ~everyone can code in JS. But the truth is that if it has Java in the name, please skip it or you are asking for trouble down the road!

[funkSTAR]

They ld've been a great new member to the Qt/QML biosphere/code-base, one that would've become a highly respect contributor, & helped to propel the Qt platform faster & more forcefully.

Qt needs fixing then. Remove the CLA, remove the open core business, remove the primary focus on non-linux platforms. GNOME has a million reasons to stay away not just because the freedom is totally flawed at Qt. Being Digias bitch is not an option.

[jalyst]

But the truth is that if it has Java in the name, please skip it or you are asking for trouble down the road!

I dont think that's necessarily true, people often confuse js with java, they're completely different things, the latter is what has had a infamous name in the past.