[Laszlo-dev] CommonJS effort sets JavaScript on path for world domination

[Max Carlson]

If memory serves, the initial 3 months was for the initial compiler that 
only did swf5 bytecode.  Since then we've updated the compiler to 
support swf6+7+8, Tucker rewrote all of the Jython to native Java for 
speed an stability, we added dhtml/JS1.5 support and a new runtime, and 
we built a JS2 backend so we can emit AS3/JS2 code - plus a new swf9/10 
runtime.  This last change took some major rework in terms of the way 
constraints and states work in the less dynamic world of AS3/JS2.

I'm looking forward to seeing your drawing! 
http://www.openlaszlo.org/architecture could certainly use a refresh.

Rami Ojares / AMG Oy wrote:
>  > The "1,000 foot view" in this is one version of what I am thinking of
> 
> Yes that's a good one.
> The whole presentation was interesting.
> 
> But it did raise one question in my mind.
> If Oliver did basically the whole laszlo framework in 3 months how come 
> laszlo isn't further now after 4 years?
> Must be the open sourcing ... he must have lost his appetite ;-)
> 
> Anyway I will start from that picture and see if I get bored with 
> debugging and want to relax myself with some artistic self-expression.
> 
> I once built a translator that parsed my own version of sql to dialects 
> from different vendors so that you would know that your sql worked with 
> different db's the same way (I had implementations for mysql, db2 and 
> mssql). I built the whole "compiler" myself but later thought that if I 
> would do it again I would give a try to SableCC. Has anyone had any 
> experience with that?
> 
> 
> - rami

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Regards,
Max Carlson
OpenLaszlo.org