Right, I'm not suggesting that we have this wallet in a web app, but rather precisely what you are talking about: using special browser features, and bundling it. I am fundamentally monoculture-opposed, but given Chrome's present installed base, that initial target makes sense to me, provided that we could have a one-click installation (as per normal, via the Chrome Store).
Chrome also has this "Native Client" plug-in: I know next to nothing about it, and this goes off the rails of the Subject, but perhaps an SPV implementation there could be a solution to the concerns you expressed? -wendell grabhive.com | twitter.com/grabhive | gpg: 6C0C9411 On Aug 9, 2013, at 1:48 PM, Mike Hearn wrote: > JavaScript is turing complete so of course it can be done. The real question > you're asking is, can it be done in a web app? I think the answer is I think > "no" because web apps aren't allowed to make raw TCP socket connections. > > Now there may be a way around that by using browser-specific things like > extensions or "installable apps" which give your code greater access > permissions. This approach means you essentially use Chrome as your app > platform instead of a JVM, the assumption presumably being that more users > have Chrome than a JVM. The flip side is that users who don't would probably > balk at the idea of installing an entire browser in order to run a wallet > app, whereas a JVM can be bundled and the resulting app acts like any other. > I don't know of a convenient way to "statically link" Chrome into a > regular-looking application. > > I personally wouldn't find such a design compelling. Whilst Java isn't > exactly a great language, JavaScript is significantly worse in virtually all > aspects. I don't understand why anyone would want to use JavaScript outside > the browser - you get less safety, less performance, fewer features, less > mature tools and so on. If the end result is an installable app like any > other, all you did is cripple yourself vs the competition that's using > languages/platforms designed for it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
