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I'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
by hkt 6y ago
I'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.