[Lazarus] VCLJS

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Tue, 30 Jun 2015, Bee wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Michael Van Canneyt <michael at freepascal.org> wrote:
>       On Tue, 30 Jun 2015, Bee wrote:
>             Hi all,
>
>             Just found this: http://www.vcljs.com
>             Is it possible to use it as LCL for the web?
> 
>
>       I would not recommend it. It's typescript, not javascript. Typescript is an M$ experiment. You need visual studio for it to work. (conceivably it can
>       be used without VS, but it is an additional hurdle).
> 
> 
> TypeScript outputs JavaScript, right? Is it possible to use the JS directly?

I have no idea. 
I dropped the idea of Typescript as soon as I saw that you need Visual Studio to be able to handle it halfway decent.
The new features in upcoming releases of Javascript should remove the need for Typescript anyway...

>  
>       There are many javascript "widgetsets" out there that can be used as "VCL for the web": React, ExtJS, Angular, Jquery UI etc. Focusing on one is not
>       the right approach IMHO. Not to mention that they all evolve at breathtaking speed, and what is current today is no longer current next year.
> 
> 
> Supporting one of many JS libraries doesn't mean only focusing on one and only that. Consider it like desktop widgetset, there are GDI, QT, GTK, Cocoa, etc. I
> just found another alternative. Its advantage is similar object model to VCL, so perhaps it might attract someone out here to create a new web-widget project. :)

All correct. 
But then I'd prefer to start with a widely supported one, and not an obscure one that is designed for VS.
Just a matter of preference.

Michael.