Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-05 Thread Nick Sabalausky
"Adrian" wrote in message news:jbhr5j$1n9t$1...@digitalmars.com... > > Yes it is - but did you ever tried haXe ? IMO it is the best cross > platform language around - you target JavaScript, Flash, PHP, NEKO, C++ > and soon Java and C# with one language. Typesafe with type inference, > compiled an

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-05 Thread Tobias Pankrath
> In that project, Haxe's ability to compile the same code, in the same > language, down to both server-side (PHP) and client-side (Flash8) has been > an *enormous* benefit. That's what Google Web Toolkit makes possible for Java. It's like SWT for WEB plus easy connections to server.

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-05 Thread Adam Ruppe
Nick Sabalausky Wrote: > The only problem now is that that would rule out the possibility of > sharing code between both server and client - Which is *NOT* something I > want to give up... What kind of code is it? The main reason for the javascript api thing in my web.d is to help minimize the

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-05 Thread Adam Ruppe
Adam Ruppe Wrote: > Of course, it keeps the JS down to size... but doesn't actually let you > run code on the client written in D. Unless your client is a real application, of course :P I did a Qt app using the modules from a work web app earlier in the year. I interfaced with Qt via a message p

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-05 Thread Nick Sabalausky
"Adam Ruppe" wrote in message news:jbj23n$p68$1...@digitalmars.com... > Nick Sabalausky Wrote: >> The only problem now is that that would rule out the possibility of >> sharing code between both server and client - Which is *NOT* something I >> want to give up... > > What kind of code is it? Fl

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-06 Thread Adrian
Am 05.12.2011 18:56, schrieb Nick Sabalausky: > In that project, Haxe's ability to compile the same code, in the same > language, down to both server-side (PHP) and client-side (Flash8) has been > an *enormous* benefit. Just that one ability alone, even without the fact > that Haxe beats the sn

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-06 Thread Nick Sabalausky
"Adrian" wrote in message news:jbkkpf$cut$1...@digitalmars.com... > Am 05.12.2011 18:56, schrieb Nick Sabalausky: > >> In that project, Haxe's ability to compile the same code, in the same >> language, down to both server-side (PHP) and client-side (Flash8) has >> been >> an *enormous* benefit.

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-06 Thread Nick Sabalausky
"Nick Sabalausky" wrote in message news:jblhn8$1vis$1...@digitalmars.com... > "Adrian" wrote in message > news:jbkkpf$cut$1...@digitalmars.com... >> Am 05.12.2011 18:56, schrieb Nick Sabalausky: >>> >>> Why did I write the whole thing from scratch in D as a separate tool, >>> instead of just ad

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-07 Thread Adrian
Am 06.12.2011 18:00, schrieb Nick Sabalausky: > "Adrian" wrote in message > news:jbkkpf$cut$1...@digitalmars.com... >> Am 05.12.2011 18:56, schrieb Nick Sabalausky: >> >>> CGI. The only problem now is that that would rule out the possibility of >>> sharing code between both server and client - Wh

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-07 Thread Adam Ruppe
Adrian Wrote: > [OT] As a side point from a not yet D developer, but someone who looks > at the language with great interest, but also someone with a commercial > responsibility: I am missing big projects developed in D and the most > logic project would be the compiler itself! I know this has been

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-07 Thread Nick Sabalausky
"Adrian" wrote in message news:jbnmoo$2seg$1...@digitalmars.com... > > The downside would be, that there is the risk of incompatibilities of > the compilers, leading to 2 different dialects, which would force the > users of both, only to use the subset of the languages. I have this > situation on

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-08 Thread Adrian
Am 07.12.2011 15:16, schrieb Adam Ruppe: > Adrian Wrote: >> [OT] As a side point from a not yet D developer, but someone who looks >> at the language with great interest, but also someone with a commercial >> responsibility: I am missing big projects developed in D and the most >> logic project wou

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-08 Thread Danny Wilson
Nick Sabalausky wrote: So anyway, with my own Haxe implementation, I can just add an optional "-sane" switch to enable either a runtime or compile-time check...And nobody can stop me!! Mwuuahahahaha!! AH HA HA HA!!! BWAH HA HA HA!@!!! HAHhahahaAHHAAHA - As a long time haXe user I appreciate t

Re: Haxe (From: Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D)

2011-12-08 Thread Nick Sabalausky
"Danny Wilson" wrote in message news:jbrjp6$n54$1...@digitalmars.com... > Nick Sabalausky wrote: > >> So anyway, with my own Haxe implementation, I can just add an optional >> "-sane" switch to enable either a runtime or compile-time check...And >> nobody >> can stop me!! Mwuuahahahaha!! AH HA H