On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Michi Henning <michi.henn...@canonical.com> wrote: >> you can indeed build apps in C++ if you want, but C++ is more complex to >> understand and write (if you ever did a dynamic web page in your life >> you likely know the basics of js). C++ needs a (cross) compile >> environment set up while js means you can just dump a txt (well, .qml) >> file in place and it just works. Doing C++ is just a lot more work and >> while you can use C++ I think people find it easier to simply use js (I >> surely do, i can write a ready made QML app including rolling the click >> and uploading it to the store with a plain text editor within 20min, I >> (personally) cant do that in C++)) ... > > Writing a dynamic web page in C++ is a bit like writing a neural network in > COBOL. Don't. > > Would I write a device driver in JS? Probably not. > > Would I try to tighten a Phillips head screw with a nail file? Probably not > either. > > I think you get the drift… :-) >
+1 :) Please note that qml and c++ components are happily mixed together with QML/Qt. If there is a serious performance issue with using pure QML, falling back to C++ is always possible. Cheers, Thomas > Michi. > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
