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Ferro – Simplifying web development, no more HTML

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Re: Ferro – Simplifying web development, no more HTML

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Post by desireco42 »

It is cool to see someone experimenting with Opal, since Volt framework which was pretty cool, there were no attempts, that I know of, of using Opal well.

I think at this point, it is not quite clear where the whole thing will go and benefits would be more obvious later when there is more development.

Re: Ferro – Simplifying web development, no more HTML

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Post by nodelessness »

It is possible to define an android application without defining a single XML file. There's a reason Android provides XML based definition for layout definition. The alternative is VERY tedious and bloats the code. Which is what this seems to be going towards.

This has the added disadvantage of not making it clear in one place what the structure of things is. You have to hold it in your head or on paper what the defined structure is.

Re: Ferro – Simplifying web development, no more HTML

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Post by kowdermeister »

> no more HTML/JS/CSS

But it's there, just an abstraction (or many) away. If you don't get HTML/CSS then no framework will help you that generates it. You can avoid JS, but understanding the DOM and CSS best practices is essential. Once you get it, you don't need libraries like this.

Re: Ferro – Simplifying web development, no more HTML

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Post by matthewmacleod »

It’s great to play around with madcap ideas like this! That’s how we move towards better technology, and that path isn’t always obvious.

That said, this is awful. Never, ever, ever override native scroll experience unless you’re building something that isn’t a page - and even then think thrice about it.

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