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Just because someone doesn't have a javascript heavy blog (which is designed to be mostly text) in no way means they think must think the whole web should be ke

Just because someone doesn't have a javascript heavy blog (which is designed to be mostly text) in no way means they think must think the whole web should be kept JS-light, or that JS isn't a worthwhile technology to build interactive applications with. They could believe in an appropriate use of technologies. There are plenty of technologies for getting JS based apps into app stores, just as there is for Python based apps. If your argument is is "Here is a highly interactive Python app and a low interactive blog post, therefore Python is more compelling" then: What people are building with Python- http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ex1.html http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ex1.html Vs. What people are building on the webstack- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/biolab-disaster/id433062854 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/biolab-disaster/id433062854 I agree that some of the arguments such as library longevity and health are debatable, but in terms of being able to get your application out to people, JS undoubtedly wins.

BuckRogers 12y ago
Yeah, unfortunately the discussion was around getting people to program so they had something to show others. Not getting your application out there to as many people as possible. Sounds like a kneejerk defense of your chosen platform than honest contribution to me. Not that you've proven this new point either. At $99 per student for impact.js just to learn on, I think the only thing undoubted is that you're desperately grasping for straws. Paid software compared to Python's ecosystem that provides something better for free. Along with more varied libraries, and a better language too. Maybe as a teacher you could buy just one copy and pop the hood and show them that source code on how this is built.. oh wait, it's not open source. Also the slight snag that impact.js doesn't have support for Android. Which happens to be the largest mobile platform in the world. For only $99.99! You may as well have sent me Xamarin to compare with Kivy and tell me how C# was the way to go. Use what you want to teach with. But using these harebrained reasons concocted as to why you'd want to push something like JS over a PL of Python's caliber make no sense at all.

BuckRogers 12y ago

Yeah, unfortunately the discussion was around getting people to program so they had something to show others. Not getting your application out there to as many people as possible. Sounds like a kneejerk defense of your chosen platform than honest contribution to me. Not that you've proven this new point either. At $99 per student for impact.js just to learn on, I think the only thing undoubted is that you're desperately grasping for straws. Paid software compared to Python's ecosystem that provides something better for free. Along with more varied libraries, and a better language too. Maybe as a teacher you could buy just one copy and pop the hood and show them that source code on how this is built.. oh wait, it's not open source. Also the slight snag that impact.js doesn't have support for Android. Which happens to be the largest mobile platform in the world. For only $99.99! You may as well have sent me Xamarin to compare with Kivy and tell me how C# was the way to go. Use what you want to teach with. But using these harebrained reasons concocted as to why you'd want to push something like JS over a PL of Python's caliber make no sense at all.