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"JavaScript is the best choice." (Citation Needed). This proposal identifies serious legitimate concerns with Thunderbird development going forward, but the p
by sidlls 10y ago
"JavaScript is the best choice."
(Citation Needed).
This proposal identifies serious legitimate concerns with Thunderbird development going forward, but the proposed solution looks more like a hammer seeking a nail than a thoughtful approach to addressing the concerns.
- bengotow 10y agoWell, the author seems thoughtful, but I'm sure he's seeking replies on the mailing list. You could propose something else!
- phkahler 10y agoYeah, I cringed at the JS thing. Why not do it in Rust and start with some of the Servo code as a base? That would give the developers an intermediate application to work with that doesn't require the full capability of a web browser.
- lloeki 10y agoThe whole tirade read like a thinly veiled "building an Electron-based MUA is just easier by now", which is a thing I've been contemplating toying with because, to paraphrase another well-known MUA, all those desktop email clients† flat out suck and the best ones are barely above the tolerable threshold. > Why not do it in Rust and start with some of the Servo code as a base? Thought about it, but I think Servo might just not be that ready yet given the expected timeframe. Could be of a great synergy and a nice real-life testbed for Servo though. † I've extensively used a lot on various OSes, from Claws to Gmail (web) to mutt to Mail.app to Eudora to Fastmail (web) to Outlook to AirMail. For none of them could I ever say "nailed it" and while some do have their pluses they're all broken one way or another which brings the whole package down.
- juliangoldsmith 10y agoYou say that desktop email clients all suck. Is there a web-based client that, in your opinion, doesn't?