Eve looks to be the a very promising language for producing html5 applications. The browser IDE is clean and beautifully presented http://play.witheve.com/#/examples/flappy.eve
On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 8:07 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > No, HYPE is not 'serious' competition; it might be something that squishes > LiveCode's HTML5 extension > if LiveCode don't buck up and get on with things in that direction. > > On 3/1/17 11:07 pm, Tore Nilsen via use-livecode wrote: > >> 1. mar. 2017 kl. 20.40 skrev Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode < >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: >>> >>> I just downloaded HYPE from Tumult: this is where some serious >>> competition is coming from. >>> >> If animated content is what you want to build, then, yes. But it is >> nowhere near the functionality we expect and get from LC. From time to time >> I use Hype to make animated and interactive content for my students, but >> when I need to make some serious applications that rely on variables, >> arrays, writing to and reading from external files, manipulate files and >> folders on the host system, use controls like radio buttons or check boxes, >> use menus or editable fields, there is no way this can be done in Hype 3.0 >> without writing html, css and java script manually. >> >> The kind of actions you are able to use are limited to mouse/touch >> actions. Personally I am no big fan of menu driven scripting. >> > > Is menu driven scripting really programming? (500-900 words, on my desk by > Monday). > > Why do I feel that menu driven scripting is like driving an automatic car > (last time I drove one > of those I crashed it by using my left foot to press on the "clutch"), > while LiveCode feels like > driving a manual transmission car, and C++, PASCAL, et al are rather like > building your own > car before you drive the thing? > > I prefer to write my own code and find that this is very often quicker >> than navigating meny different menus.*I like the way they have managed to >> implement html/css/javascript in a seamless way though, and I had hoped >> that this was the kind of implementation we would get in LC.* >> > > Very well said. > > >> Regards >> Tore Nilsen >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Richmond. > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
