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> That's the paradigm shift. You can make desktop apps in Python, Ruby, Tcl, hell even PHP for a long time now. No compilation needed. Whether this works effe
by mattgreenrocks 13y ago
> That's the paradigm shift.
You can make desktop apps in Python, Ruby, Tcl, hell even PHP for a long time now. No compilation needed.
Whether this works effectively or not comes rests almost entirely on how good their architecture is. "Hackable" doesn't mean anything if the codebase is a coupled mess. Given GH's pedigree, I don't expect that this is the case; which means there will be some ramp-up time learning the various subsystems.
Desktop apps aren't things that you can cram into this week's hipster JS framework.
- hexasquid 13y agoI don't follow. These hipster JS frameworks have to work well on phones and various inconsistent browsers. Targeting the desktop and one JS environment seems feasible.
- midas007 13y agoRedcar is a TextMate compatible editor in Ruby (JRuby). http://redcareditor.com/ http://redcareditor.com/ But like all editors, they have to have some clear advantages and a community, or it's not a viable option.
- hoggle 13y agoYes, Redcar is pretty cool! This is an inspiring talk on how to hack on it - even though I'm still mostly using vim/sublime it was pretty eye opening to me, rubies all the way down: Crafting iOS Dev Tools in Redcar - Delisa Mason (#inspect 2013) https://vimeo.com/69745309 https://vimeo.com/69745309