Here’s the Deal
Slant is powered by a community that helps you make informed decisions. Tell us what you’re passionate about to get your personalized feed and help others.
transcrypt vs Amber
When comparing transcrypt vs Amber, the Slant community recommends transcrypt for most people. In the question“What are the best solutions to "The JavaScript Problem"?” transcrypt is ranked 24th while Amber is ranked 27th.
Specs
No specs yet!
PlatformsWindows Linux FreeBSD
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Common Questions
Other Questions
Pros
Pro Able to statically type check using mypy
Pro Uses Python
Pro Transpiler rather than interpretor in javascript
There is less code to transfer.
Pro Includes an IDE
Amber includes an integrated development environment with a class browser, workspace, transcript, object inspector and debugger.
Pro Smalltalk is a simple, elegant, and powerful language
Pro One-to-one JS equivalent
Amber is written in itself, including the parser and compiler, and compiles into efficient JavaScript, mapping one-to-one with the JS equivalent.
Cons
No cons yet!
Con Very few learning resources
There are very little learning resources for Amber outside the official documentation. Which may not be enough for beginners, especially people that don't have much experience in programming.