Fabric Engine: JavaScript as fast as C++

Post by tlack » Fri, Mar 30, 2012, 5:19 PM UTC

Post by cglace » Fri, Mar 30, 2012, 5:27 PM UTC

udp wrote: post #3

tlack wrote: post #2

Anyone out there done a deep dive into this one? What's the catch?

> The engine works by allowing developers to use special interfaces and a high-performance scripting language called KL for performance critical parts of the code I haven't looked into it, but this suggests it's not actually JavaScript (as the title implies) but rather some new language that gets the speed boost.

Post by jiaaro » Fri, Mar 30, 2012, 5:55 PM UTC

binarycrusader wrote: post #5

tlack wrote: post #2

Anyone out there done a deep dive into this one? What's the catch?

This seems like a non-starter to me: The Fabric Engine core and language bindings are made available as open source under the AGPL v3 license, with commercial licensing options available on request and paid-for support options for developers. Version 1.0 is available to download from the company's site. Personally, I'd say "screw it", and use V8.

Post by FabricPaul » Fri, Mar 30, 2012, 6:05 PM UTC

jiaaro wrote: post #6

binarycrusader wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This seems like a non-starter to me: The Fabric Engine core and language bindings are made available as open source under the AGPL v3 license, with commercial licensing options available on request and paid-for support options for developers. Version 1.0 is available to download from the company's site. Personally, I'd say "screw it", and use V8.

you can use it on the server with nodejs - it's like a c extension, but I guess it's supposed to be easier than writing a c extension

Post by FabricPaul » Fri, Mar 30, 2012, 6:07 PM UTC

ramy_d wrote: post #7

udp wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The engine works by allowing developers to use special interfaces and a high-performance scripting language called KL for performance critical parts of the code I haven't looked into it, but this suggests it's not actually JavaScript (as the title implies) but rather some new language that gets the speed boost.

i'm seeing this page from their site: http://documentation.fabric-engine.com/latest/FabricEngine-K... the KL language looks statically typed at a glance. So what's the advantage exactly?