[HN Gopher] Write in JavaScript, Render in Flutter
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       Write in JavaScript, Render in Flutter
        
       Author : geordee
       Score  : 30 points
       Date   : 2021-09-18 19:57 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (openkraken.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (openkraken.com)
        
       | bengold14 wrote:
       | I can't tell if this is a joke or we've actually done a full
       | circle
        
         | jack_pp wrote:
         | The idea seems neat. If you don't want to rely on react native
         | but still write react this might be a good option to have
        
           | deepsun wrote:
           | The point is that Flutter compiles back to Javascript.
        
             | beaunative wrote:
             | It doesn't. To clarify, you can compile dart to javascript,
             | albeit more commonly to machine code.
        
               | justmedep wrote:
               | It does if you target browsers with your flutter app.
        
         | [deleted]
        
       | jack_pp wrote:
       | Installation instructions only for osx and when I go to the try
       | on Android I'm redirected to a GitHub readme that tells me to
       | build something with node.
       | 
       | Seems the docs need a little bit of attention
        
       | sandGorgon wrote:
       | Can I write an entire iOS app using Javascript and compile via
       | flutter?
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       | Is there an example - I'm not able to find one.
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       | That could be killer!
        
       | nsonha wrote:
       | This is how I would be interested in using Flutter. Honestly the
       | thing that has been stopping me from doing it is Dart. It's not
       | that it's a terrible language, it's just a very mediocre one. At
       | this point in my career, I detest that and will not learn
       | anything that simply exists for the sake of being difference
       | instead of offering any actual merit.
        
         | chgibb wrote:
         | Have you looked at https://hydro-sdk.io/ ?
        
           | nsonha wrote:
           | thanks this looks interesting
        
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         | GeorgeTirebiter wrote:
         | It would be helpful if you would explain/teach us why Dart is a
         | mediocre language. With examples if you can. What would you
         | suggest instead?
        
           | nsonha wrote:
           | I could explain it as Dart not having any features other than
           | what any of the mainstream language has but that would not be
           | much of an explanation would it? What is special about Dart?
           | 
           | I'm aware we have plenty of mediocre mainstream languages
           | existing right now, but they all exist for historical reason
           | and have rather useful ecosystems. However, to go out of the
           | way to just make a new lame ass syntax, with zero ecosystem,
           | and no distinguishable characteristic (which is why Flutter
           | is always involved in selling it) why would you do that?
           | 
           | I'm all for new new paradigms, languages that are different
           | like haskell or scala to flourish and teach us new ways of
           | thinking, this is not it.
        
       | Dig1t wrote:
       | The link to the Chinese government website in the footer is a
       | little weird. What is that? Is this project affiliated with
       | beian.gov.cn?
       | 
       | Honestly just curious.
        
         | arnvald wrote:
         | I worked for a company where we hosted some stuff in China (on
         | Alibaba Cloud) and we had to register there and get an ICP
         | number (it stands for Internet Content Provider). It's
         | obligatory to display it somewhere on the page.
         | 
         | Looking at Kraken contributors, they work for Alibaba, so it
         | seems they host that website in China.
        
           | faizshah wrote:
           | Theres a lot of good info on this on the aws-cn faq:
           | https://www.amazonaws.cn/en/support/icp/
        
         | [deleted]
        
         | beaunative wrote:
         | Yeah. All public websites need to be registered with the the
         | government and are assigned a BeiAn code. It's a link to the
         | registry where you can find who owns and operate the website
         | with the code listed.
        
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