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Interesting to see that software in Vala doing great. Unlike other languages like Zig or Rust there is almost nothing about it here.
by slezyr 6y ago
Interesting to see that software in Vala doing great. Unlike other languages like Zig or Rust there is almost nothing about it here.
- girvo 6y agoElementary OS was basically all Vala for their custom desktop apps, back in the day. I’ve not kept up with it, but it was a nice environment back when I used it!
- m-p-3 6y agoI believe it's still Vala.
- hkt 6y agoI've noticed this too - both the absence and the success. As I understand it Vala gets compiled to C, so maybe that's why HNers don't like it - because it is an incremental improvement over something older and less sexy. I hope I'm wrong about that! I for one will try picking up some Vala this year. Who is with me?
- rapsey 6y agoCompile to C is perfectly fine. I have not seen anyone really bash that architecture.
- hkt 6y agoMe neither, but I also haven't seen anyone very enthused by it either
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoIt's subsumed under the general GTK antipathy.
- viraptor 6y agoAt the beginning a lot of Vala momentum was "we like C#, but not MS C#", so it was anti-Mono. I'm glad it's there and integrates nicely with glib/gtk.
- beagle3 6y agoNim’s primary target is C and it gets a lot of love on HN.
- nazgulsenpai 6y agoNim compiles to C and it's been largely well received by HN (from what I've read anyway).
- zem 6y agowhen i had an n900 phone vala was the perfect language to write quick gui apps for my own use. i think these days D or zig capture a lot of the same feel while being more capable languages, though it's nice to see vala still going strong.
- cassepipe 6y agoI have been curious about the Genie alternative syntax but it is hard to find doc about it.