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I guess I am not understanding why you would be compelled to re-write massive Java apps in JavaScript. Especially anything to do with heavy finance algos. Repl

by mcot2 14y ago

I guess I am not understanding why you would be compelled to re-write massive Java apps in JavaScript. Especially anything to do with heavy finance algos. Replacing swing UI's seems like a reasonable thing to tackle using HTML/CSS/JavaScript. You could just pass data back and forth over HTTP if you are talking remote client/server or bundle a local webserver if running host only. In the case of a platform like Windows 8, you can write actual apps using JavaScript (no server) but you can also write libraries in native code and access them directly from the JS. I think this is just a classic case of "use the right tool for the job".

einhverfr 14y ago
Moreover the original author says "JavaScript is not suitable for large web apps. I am serious: Don’t write large web apps in JavaScript." I don't know how the first flows from the second. Certainly I wouldn't write a large web app in Javascript! I might write Javascript in a large web app though. So I agree and think the original article overreached.