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5 Sep 2024 19:25:12 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Objective comparison of computer languages.  
From: Nicolas Alvarez
Date: 1 Jun 2009 23:36:20
Message: <4a249e34@news.povray.org>
Darren New wrote:
> Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
>> Darren New wrote:
>>> Warp wrote:
>>>>   There are only two closely related languages which all these
>>>>   significantly
>>>> different platforms have in common: C and C++.
>>> And Javascript. :-)  I think Javascript is rapidly becoming one of the
>>> few languages ported to lots of places, because everyone wants a
>>> standard way of building a UI.
>> 
>> JS has no standard way to do UIs. What are you talking about?
> 
> Javascript's DOM model, obviously. Don't be coy.

Well, then you're just saying web browsers are being ported to lots of
platforms...

>> Objective-C is what you use to write Mac applications.
> 
> Isn't it also what you use to write iPhone applications? I thought that
> was part of the appeal.

Yes, you use Obj-C there too, and most of the non-GUI APIs are identical.


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