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One I knew of was Vala. I’ve not used it, but the elementary-os devs seem to like it. https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala

• ktpsns 9y ago
  Vala is interesting because it adds syntactic sugar for the GObject OOP library [1] which is a fundament in GTK+ GUI programming (but also can be used independently). All this was (is?) part of the idea that C++, Qt (with the moc) and finally KDE is bloated, broken from the roots. From my understanding, the main argument is the (in many cases unneccessary) complexity of C++ vs. the simplicity of C. In the Gnome desktop world, from my experience many devs moved on to Python based GUI programming. But I still think there are purists who prefer C/GLib due to its plain design. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GObject https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GObject
  • pjmlp 9y ago
    Usually in C vs C++ flamewars, even virtual calls are seen by C devs as bloated, which is ironic in a language that needs to cache the calls to strlen().
    • ktpsns 9y ago
      One thing in flamewars is arguing about performance. Another one (which is more related to the OP) is readability and simplicity. If you compare a simple GUI program written in Vala/GTK+ with one written in C++/Qt, without doubt the Vala version is easier to read for the uneducated. Of course, things may reverse if the problem is complex and C++'s OOP or the moc stands out compared to GLib ones.
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