Native apps written in TypeScript and CSS

 (github.com)

50 points | by arbayi 2 hours ago

5 comments

  • bertili 2 hours ago
    Not apparent at first, but this is a TypeScript to c++ compiler at the core (https://github.com/geastack/compiler), with bindings for various platforms.
  • zerr 1 hour ago
    What do they use for graphics and audio?
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    • zero_shift 21 minutes ago
      It's not clear at first glance, but given (1) the apps are written in JavaScript (2) the project has repos for different OS native bindings, my bet is some kind of embedded JavaScript engine that just calls through to OS native widets
    • dashersw 1 hour ago
      Each platform has its native bindings. For graphics, you write CSS and HTML canvas API as well as JSX, it renders to native components and their alignments, the canvas API is converted to native surfaces, whatever the platform uses.
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      • zerr 1 hour ago
        I mean, is it OpenGL, Vulkan, Metal? etc...
  • sublinear 1 hour ago
    Ah this is for embedded apps. Pretty neat!
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  • nuk3 45 minutes ago
    [dead]
  • tarcon 1 hour ago
    "The earlier implementation could not be driven to zero of them, because boxing was load-bearing in its emitter"

    In the docs of the repo of their TS to C++ compiler. https://github.com/geastack/compiler