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by clarifier123 1909 days ago
I think it's interesting that so many things in elementary OS are written in Vala. They are probably the biggest user of the language.

For example:

Calculator: https://github.com/elementary/calculator

Calendar: https://github.com/elementary/calendar

E-mail client: https://github.com/elementary/mail

File manager: https://github.com/elementary/files

Image viewer: https://github.com/elementary/photos

Music Player: https://github.com/elementary/music

Terminal: https://github.com/elementary/terminal

Window manager: https://github.com/elementary/gala
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AdmiralAsshat 1909 days ago
They actually offered to become stewards of the language itself when it looked like it was dead, IIRC.

I think its development has picked back up, although I'm still not sure it's getting much love, as most developers are pushed just to use GNOME Builder instead.

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megapoliss 1909 days ago
Vala is really good language, if you target GObject/Gtk. GNOME also uses Vala extensively.
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JNRowe 1909 days ago
Being able to switch to Genie on a whim is great¹. I've used vala on a few projects, and depending on the devs involved or type of project the ability to choose a syntax is really useful.

Although, quickly scanning through the GitHub topic doesn't paint the rosiest of futures² :/

¹ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie_(programming_language)

² https://github.com/topics/vala?o=desc&s=updated

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