[babel17]

I wished I could wish you good luck, but more Javascript is a just a big step in the wrong direction :-)

The good thing about Javascript is that it is sort of functional, but it gets so many things wrong...

[sylvinus]

Wrong direction? Depends on where you're headed to :)

The #1 goal for this framework is being cross-device. Having the same language run wherever we need (client side, server side with nodejs) is a big step in that direction.

Now, this is clearly not the same direction as "find the purest, most perfect language" but that's for others to look for :) We just try to solve this one multi-device issue.

[babel17]

Yes, and you get my respect for that. It is probably also the smartest solution to try to use Javascript for that purpose, because it has such a large following. But expect not so smart people to come up with a multi-device solution that isn't based on Javascript :-)

[dstein]

What's the right direction?

[babel17]

http://www.babel-17.com

This is the right direction. But definitely not where the momentum is :-D

[jasongullickson]

Let us know when we can run Babel-17 in most major (mobile and desktop) browsers.

[babel17]

I will.

[dstein]

You're comparing apples to oranges. New programming languages are great, but it's a very different problem domain than web UI interfaces.

[babel17]

Nope, it isn't. Yes, Babel-17 is nowhere near to be used for UI on all platforms. Yet. These days people underestimate the power of languages, saying "it's all about libraries". Libraries are nice, but you can get better libraries with better languages.