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Re:Rainbow Lollipop: an experimental visual history web browser by Profpatsch on Tuesday June 16, 2015 @08:41AM (#9725290)
Most GNOME apps started today are done in Vala afaik. It’s just starting to get traction. Maybe not at fast as $HipsterLang, but steadily.
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Re:Rainbow Lollipop: an experimental visual history web browser by felipeerias on Tuesday June 16, 2015 @08:52AM (#9725349)
Didn't they choose JavaScript as their preferred language to write new applications?
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Re:Rainbow Lollipop: an experimental visual history web browser by grindhold on Tuesday June 16, 2015 @08:57AM (#9725379)
Correct. Regular applications are still mostly written in C, but newer projects tend to use Vala more and more.
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Re:Rainbow Lollipop: an experimental visual history web browser by jryan49 on Tuesday June 16, 2015 @08:55AM (#9725369)
They choose JavaScript as the preferred language for Gnome Shell plugins, afaik.
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