← Back to context Comment by rubymamis 1 month ago Nice to see it uses Qt C++ and QML (: 6 comments rubymamis Reply grougnax 1 month ago No, not nice. It should use TypeScript or Rust. C++/QML is unsafe. array_key_first 1 month ago TypeScript is way, way too slow to use for desktop applications. People try and, surprise surprise, those applications are slow as shit.Qt has a C++ backend, so C++ is used. Qt is relatively safe and well designed. NateEag 1 month ago Qt uses "slow as shit" JavaScript in its UI markup language:https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtqml-javascript-expressions.htmlIs your complaint with Electron, the "browser as local GUI app" framework that's been popular with SaaS vendors for their "native" apps? 1 reply → rubymamis 1 month ago TypeScript transpile to Javascript - do you really want your operating system's shell written in slow ass Javascript? Modern C++ with hardening rules for the compiler[1] is pretty safe.[1] https://best.openssf.org/Compiler-Hardening-Guides/Compiler-... lproven 1 month ago > do you really want your operating system's shell written in slow ass Javascript?What, like GNOME Shell you mean?
grougnax 1 month ago No, not nice. It should use TypeScript or Rust. C++/QML is unsafe. array_key_first 1 month ago TypeScript is way, way too slow to use for desktop applications. People try and, surprise surprise, those applications are slow as shit.Qt has a C++ backend, so C++ is used. Qt is relatively safe and well designed. NateEag 1 month ago Qt uses "slow as shit" JavaScript in its UI markup language:https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtqml-javascript-expressions.htmlIs your complaint with Electron, the "browser as local GUI app" framework that's been popular with SaaS vendors for their "native" apps? 1 reply → rubymamis 1 month ago TypeScript transpile to Javascript - do you really want your operating system's shell written in slow ass Javascript? Modern C++ with hardening rules for the compiler[1] is pretty safe.[1] https://best.openssf.org/Compiler-Hardening-Guides/Compiler-... lproven 1 month ago > do you really want your operating system's shell written in slow ass Javascript?What, like GNOME Shell you mean?
array_key_first 1 month ago TypeScript is way, way too slow to use for desktop applications. People try and, surprise surprise, those applications are slow as shit.Qt has a C++ backend, so C++ is used. Qt is relatively safe and well designed. NateEag 1 month ago Qt uses "slow as shit" JavaScript in its UI markup language:https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtqml-javascript-expressions.htmlIs your complaint with Electron, the "browser as local GUI app" framework that's been popular with SaaS vendors for their "native" apps? 1 reply →
NateEag 1 month ago Qt uses "slow as shit" JavaScript in its UI markup language:https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtqml-javascript-expressions.htmlIs your complaint with Electron, the "browser as local GUI app" framework that's been popular with SaaS vendors for their "native" apps? 1 reply →
rubymamis 1 month ago TypeScript transpile to Javascript - do you really want your operating system's shell written in slow ass Javascript? Modern C++ with hardening rules for the compiler[1] is pretty safe.[1] https://best.openssf.org/Compiler-Hardening-Guides/Compiler-... lproven 1 month ago > do you really want your operating system's shell written in slow ass Javascript?What, like GNOME Shell you mean?
lproven 1 month ago > do you really want your operating system's shell written in slow ass Javascript?What, like GNOME Shell you mean?
No, not nice. It should use TypeScript or Rust. C++/QML is unsafe.
TypeScript is way, way too slow to use for desktop applications. People try and, surprise surprise, those applications are slow as shit.
Qt has a C++ backend, so C++ is used. Qt is relatively safe and well designed.
Qt uses "slow as shit" JavaScript in its UI markup language:
https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtqml-javascript-expressions.html
Is your complaint with Electron, the "browser as local GUI app" framework that's been popular with SaaS vendors for their "native" apps?
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TypeScript transpile to Javascript - do you really want your operating system's shell written in slow ass Javascript? Modern C++ with hardening rules for the compiler[1] is pretty safe.
[1] https://best.openssf.org/Compiler-Hardening-Guides/Compiler-...
> do you really want your operating system's shell written in slow ass Javascript?
What, like GNOME Shell you mean?