Ramble On

May 3, 2011

"Because JavaScript is pretty free-form, consistent coding style and unit tests are critical to give it some structure and keep it readable.

We propose that all GNOME usage of JavaScript conform to the style guide in doc/Style_Guide.txt to help keep things sane."

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From README of GNOME Spidermonkey Javascript binding.

I think this README file sums up my opinion about Javascript in Gnome 3: I can’t understand why Javascript is used in the shell and not a more suitable language (such as Python). It was a very good opportunity to open the desktop to new developers, but… Javascript?

by jjm on 9:40pm | URL: http://tmblr.co/ZPorZy4q4Wsi
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