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by scriptproof 1644 days ago
I looked at the script language, SeExpr. Look like PHP with math functions. Is this really better than what we have in HTML Canvas?
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It's completely unrelated? SeExpr is a language for generating pixels in interesting ways, originating with Disney. Generic scripting is provided through Python, but SeExpr is fun for fill/generator layers.
SeExpr is great and used a lot in animation / shader development in things like Renderman from Pixar, it was great to see it in Krita https://wdas.github.io/SeExpr/
For reference, SeExpr is only used for a certain amount of scripting (usually around pattern generations etc). It's an industry standard in visual effects and animation workflows and was created by Disney; http://wdas.github.io/SeExpr/

It is not used for general purpose scripting, for which Krita allows you to write Python scripts instead.

That do not answer my question. Is SeExpr + Python better than Canvas + JavaScript. If yes, then how?
Yes because they are what’s used in CG artwork pipelines. If you are scripting Blender, Houdini, Substance and so on you are using Python not JS.