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NW.js (w/xvfb)
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Node integration
The integration of Node with the DOM in NW.js opens up a number of new options in how your headless testing workflow can be facilitated. The distinct separation of JavaScript contexts, the introduction of a separate node context, and the ability to cross communicate, offers a lot of power and flexibility.
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xvfb Requirement (for now)
Headless is on the NW.js roadmap, but for now xvfb is necessary to get going. The community has done the work and you can find the details here.
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NaCl support/integration
Access to the Native Client offers up more options in implementing your testing workflow.
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Supported languages:
JS, [third party modules:C#,C++Web Assembly]
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B4X
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Create easy, fast cross-platform views with less code
B4XUI custom views are designed, by Erel and other forum members, exactly with this in mind; custom views that act and feel exactly the same no matter what platform you target.
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Java-dependent Desktop Development
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Powerful general purpose programming tool
As mentioned in its website, "With B4X, anyone who wants to, can develop real-world solutions."
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Only for Windows
The IDE, while very handy, only runs on Windows. If you want to code on Mac or Linux, you have to install it on a virtual machine. But you can debug your app by running it on the target OS.
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A very active forum where you can find any issue you have, and quick answers to new ones
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The documentation and examples and tutorials are not up to date
The documentation and examples and tutorials are not up to date.
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A highly motivated program author who is very active in the forums
Erel Uziel is simply the most pro-active Soft-Creator/Forum Manager you will ever come across. If it has not yet been asked & answered, just ask and you will be answered withing minutes, and thanks to it being a trully international forum, this is achieved 24h/7d.
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For BASIC language lovers
Lots of people are not fans of BASIC-like languages. Enjoyment of B4X, may depend on having a background or affinity for BASIC.
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Very easy to use and powerful for IoT
Support for Bluetooth/BLE, MQTT, TCP/UDP, Serial, NFC, Websockets, HTTP/2 across platforms makes it the ideal tool for IoT projects.
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Can still need deep knowledge of Java
Attempts to provide BASIC-like language that is more comfortable for a certain demographic of users, but various circumstances will still require knowledge of Java. "No free lunch".
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Live code swapping
A huge productivity boost when you can run your apps on the devices and make code changes real time without needing to recompile.
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Lack of B4W real Web app
Erel needs to make a real Web app designer.
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No complexities compared with other tools
No need to learn JAVA, C+, PHP, or any other complementary languages in order to achieve exactly what you need.
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The best all round
Produces highly optimised end results. Easy to use and quick to learn. When you know how to produce an Android app you near enough know how to produce an IOS app. The fact that there are subtle differences between writing for different platforms is a huge plus - those differences help optimise your code and they're really not difficult to wrap your head round.
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Erel has much passion for his tool
The speed of answer topics is amazing.
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Many informative video tutorials
The tutorials help beginners as well as more experienced programmers grasping important concepts.
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Many code examples of fully working apps for free
The Forum is filled with many code examples of fully working apps for free. Code snippets, animation, different type of views etc. can be easily downloaded and used in your own app.
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Large user community
Over the years it has built up a very active user community that is very involved in the evolution of B4X. In their forums you can find any answer to your questions, and if it is not there, they will answer you.
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RAD
VERY Rapid Application Development, with tons of pro features.
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Tightly integrated framework
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Almost everything is free and complete
Except the IDE for iOS. Even so it's very cheap.
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Platforms:
Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, Linux, Web, Raspberry Pi, Arduino
License:
Apache License 2.0
Languages:
B4X
Dev platforms:
Windows, Mac (via VM), Linux (via VM), Web
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Flutter
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Open source
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Still in development
According to the website, Flutter is still in its early stages of development.
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Great developer tools debug/hotreload/analyser
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Based on Dart language
Dart is a Java like language, easy to learn and startup fast for millions of Java developers. BUT if you have to learn it ... it's a con.
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Based on Dart language
Dart is a Java like language, easy to learn and startup fast for millions of Java developers.
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Dart is unpopular and never gained serious community traction like Kotlin or Java
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A single codebase for iOS AND Android
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Does not support 32-bit iOS devices
If you plan on targeting iPhone 5, 5C or earlier, you can forget about Flutter.
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Fast
The developer's goal is to allow people to make apps running at 120 FPS.
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Google has a bad history with product loyalty
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Dev platforms:
Windows, Mac and Linux
Desktop targets:
announced Windows
Mobile targets:
Android and iOS
Popular Language Bindings:
Dart
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Proton native
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Open source
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Not popular
Not being popular as electron js, its development isn't quite at the same pace.
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Uses native tools
Not running a browser to manage the GUI, it uses less resources than the alternatives.
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No styling
Being based on libui, CSS styling isn't available.
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No chromium
Is not based on chromium.
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ASP.NET Core
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Fast and getting faster
Thanks to breakthroughs in ROSLYN compiler and the efforts of the .NET COre developer team, code written in C# can reach speeds just a step behind C++.
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Microsoft environment
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Multi platform
Can run on Windows, Linux and Mac (also Visual Studio Code editor).
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JSON optimization
In .NET Core 2.1 and 3.0, new APIs are added that make it possible to write JSON APIs that require less memory, using Span<T> and UTF8 strings, and improve throughput of applications like Kestrel, ASP.NET Core web server. See also Utf8JsonReader.
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Tutorials and documentation quality
Both microsoft and 3rd party tutorials are mostly of high quality and encourage you to use the industry best-practices.
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Built-in middleware
Built-in middleware featuring: Authentication, Cookie policy, Health Check, MVC, Session etc.
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Hosting
Ability to host on IIS, Nginx, Apache, Docker, or self-host in your own process.
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Ease of Use
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Security
It is a very secure platform.
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Tooling
Both VS and VSCode are powerful free IDEs that are well integrated with ASP.net Core. VS Community also allows for commercial use for projects with less than 5 developers.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Docker
Written in:
C#
Default ORM:
Entity Framework
Visual GUI Builder:
Yes
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Sciter
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Multi language
Support for C++, C#, Delphi, D, Go, Rust, Powerbuilder. See Go bindings on GitHub. The binding for C# on GitHub, SciterSharp does not seem to be free: in a commercial product you should acquire a commercial license.
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Linux version is not very mature
The Linux version is missing HTML/CSS features when compared to the Windows version.
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Lightweight
Only a single native DLL.
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Not fully HTML5 compliant
Lacking HTML5 functionality and W3C standards: grabbing a library like JQuery or Bootstrap and use it in Sciter will not work.
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Not WYSIWYG
Not WYSIWYG like WebForms or WPF.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
Supported languages:
C++, C#, Delphi, D, Go, Rust, PowerBuilder
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Xojo
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Easy to use
Easy to make compiled native apps.
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Subscription-based/Not free
Using this product you're betting the company will still be around. If they get bought out by an enterprise that wants to use the tech internally, all they need to do is stop offering subscriptions and suddenly you're scrambling to rebuild your entire app on other technology.
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No Android support
They plan to eventually support Android, but for now, they only support iOS.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Pi, Web,iOS
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Electron
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Apps can have memory issues
Apps made with Electron are likely to have memory issues unless you specifically design the app with efficient coding.
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Healthy community
Github is behind electron and there is a lot of big companies using it to make their cross platform apps.
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High CPU Usage
Electron Has High CPU Usage
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Active development
Electron receives updates frequently (multiple times each month). For example, the recent updates (as of July 15, 2016) are: 1.2.6 (released July 6) 1.2.5 (released June 23) 1.2.4 (released June 22) 1.2.3 (released June 16) 1.2.2 (released June 8)
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Needs to run chromium
Runs chromium in the background which consumes a lot of resources.
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learning curve is less
Electron has less learning curve when compare to qt like other options
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Great documentation
Electron has a nice website with great documentation. It also features a lot of samples.
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Solid API
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
License:
MIT
Supported languages:
Javascript
Popular Language Bindings:
Javascript, C++, C#, Go, Python, Java
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