Comments on: Script#: The .NET Response to the Google Web Toolkit http://gojko.net/2008/10/01/script-the-net-response-to-the-google-web-toolkit/ Building software that matters Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:36:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aroh http://gojko.net/2008/10/01/script-the-net-response-to-the-google-web-toolkit/comment-page-1/#comment-40090 Aroh Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:35:54 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=389#comment-40090 Hi all there. Script# is indeed a very useful tool to write complex javascript and gives the advantage of using Visual studio and its intellisense as well as managed code. surely its not for the people like Rich who just write the Hello World applications in javascript. Developers don't use tools just to be in comfort zone. Its the matter of productivity and achievement. Why do you use Visual Studio? You can code in notepad and compile your code in a command line compiler. Hi all there.
Script# is indeed a very useful tool to write complex javascript and gives the advantage of using Visual studio and its intellisense as well as managed code. surely its not for the people like Rich who just write the Hello World applications in javascript. Developers don’t use tools just to be in comfort zone. Its the matter of productivity and achievement. Why do you use Visual Studio? You can code in notepad and compile your code in a command line compiler.

]]> By: Bart http://gojko.net/2008/10/01/script-the-net-response-to-the-google-web-toolkit/comment-page-1/#comment-35431 Bart Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:41:26 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=389#comment-35431 Rich: Yes, you can write well-formed javascript. This makes it easier. And by coding in C# you get to take advantage of the full power of Visual Studio. Rich:

Yes, you can write well-formed javascript. This makes it easier. And by coding in C# you get to take advantage of the full power of Visual Studio.

]]> By: gojko http://gojko.net/2008/10/01/script-the-net-response-to-the-google-web-toolkit/comment-page-1/#comment-35424 gojko Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:56:34 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=389#comment-35424 Rich, it's not just that. You do have JS intellisense for standard stuff, but (at least I have not seen an editor that does this good) for your classes. JS modularisation and dependency management is generally left to developers to do by hand as well. As I said in the talk, unless you are going to have a really complex JS code base, using Script# is an unnecessary overhead. When you have a complex code base, writing and maintaining code in an environment that can provide sort of a "compile time" check, dependency management and full type-safe intellisense for your own objects and classes can save a lot of time. Rich,

it’s not just that. You do have JS intellisense for standard stuff, but (at least I have not seen an editor that does this good) for your classes. JS modularisation and dependency management is generally left to developers to do by hand as well. As I said in the talk, unless you are going to have a really complex JS code base, using Script# is an unnecessary overhead. When you have a complex code base, writing and maintaining code in an environment that can provide sort of a “compile time” check, dependency management and full type-safe intellisense for your own objects and classes can save a lot of time.

]]> By: Rich http://gojko.net/2008/10/01/script-the-net-response-to-the-google-web-toolkit/comment-page-1/#comment-35423 Rich Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:15:03 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=389#comment-35423 Bart, are you saying that it's not possible to write well-formed Javascript, or that you can't get code auto-completion in Javascript? Both positions are going to be very difficult for you to defend. Rob, the reason tools like this exist is because the majority of developers don't know Javascript very well and/or would prefer not to step outside their comfort zone. Developers are a surprisingly conservative bunch. Google implemented GWT because they have vast numbers of Java coders, and wanted to leverage that in the browser. Similarly the Microsoft-based dev community have vast numbers of C# developers. Bart, are you saying that it’s not possible to write well-formed Javascript, or that you can’t get code auto-completion in Javascript? Both positions are going to be very difficult for you to defend.

Rob, the reason tools like this exist is because the majority of developers don’t know Javascript very well and/or would prefer not to step outside their comfort zone. Developers are a surprisingly conservative bunch.

Google implemented GWT because they have vast numbers of Java coders, and wanted to leverage that in the browser. Similarly the Microsoft-based dev community have vast numbers of C# developers.

]]> By: zproxy http://gojko.net/2008/10/01/script-the-net-response-to-the-google-web-toolkit/comment-page-1/#comment-35421 zproxy Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:37:15 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=389#comment-35421 Or check out jsc that supports: c# -> dll -> javascript c# -> dll -> actionscript c# -> dll -> java http://zproxy.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/wpf-subset-powered-by-flash-and-dhtml-part-2/ http://zproxy.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/jsc-september-2008-refresh-2/ http://jsc.sourceforge.net/ Or check out jsc that supports:
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