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["A. \"Xylon\" V." <avlabs314@xxxxxxxxx>]

Like Dan said, you can write 3rd party applications in whatever language,
but core elementary apps will use vala
On Aug 21, 2013 10:20 PM, "Albert Palacios Jimenez" <optimisme@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

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> You can find non Vala applications at the software center, you can sell
> applications written in "whatever" language as long as they run properly.
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> It is just that you application won't benefit of the Elementary + Granite
> + Vala ecosystem. It will probably look ugly and less appealing to your
> potential customers.
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> On Aug 21, 2013, at 11:14 PM, Jakob Eriksson <jakob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> > On 2013-08-21 22:59, A. "Xylon" V. wrote:
> >> The thing about vala is that its simple enough to learn, but is still
> very
> >> powerful and is extremely fast. The best thing is that it was made for
> Gtk,
> >> which is perfect for elementary.
> >>
> >> More languages would mean that we wouldn't have unity across the
> >> applications - I do however, think that this would attract developers,
> >> especially since vala does not have very good tutorials, or books.
> >
> > That is an understatement. Not having support for other languages is
> > sort of insane.
> >
> > Scenario:
> >
> > I am a developer. I develop an application for Windows and, against
> > commercial reason, make a Linux version of it too. It's coded in a mix
> > of C++ and Python.
> >
> > I think Elementary is just fantastic, so just out of love I want to make
> > my Linux app an Elementary version. I read the HIG and love it.
> >
> > Then I go to http://elementaryos.org/docs/code on the FIRST page I read:
> >
> > "If you're not familiar with Vala, we highly encourage you to brush up
> > on it before coming here."
> >
> > Sorry say what? No, not going to happen. I can't redo my app in Vala,
> > even if I wanted to, because that means I can't run it on Windows. (Or
> > OSX, or iOS.)
> >
> >
> > The dev page should read something like "for Elementary core apps we use
> > Vala as a programming language. If you want to create your own
> > Elementary apps, we encourage you to try out Vala, which is a fantastic
> > language. If you want to use another language, that's fine too. Here are
> > example Hello World Elementary apps written in C++, Objective C, Python
> > and Ruby."
> >
> >
> > --jakob
> >
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