We're forking Flutter

Re:We're forking Flutter by tauntz on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @09:32AM (#41983679)

It's not specific nor limited to javascript. The term "canvas" in this context is much older and seems to be used across many platforms.

Random examples from the (desktop) Java/Android/iOS world where the same semantics is used:

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/awt/Canvas.ht...

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Can...

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/SwiftUI/Canvas

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Re:We're forking Flutter by nottorp on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @04:46AM (#41992996)

You may notice that the first reference is from java, and i bet js lifted it from there. They may have been aware of java because they lifted the name too.

The other two are too new to be relevant.

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