On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 21:53:39 +0100, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:56:54 +0000 (UTC)
> Martin Gregorie  wrote:
>
>> Why would I ever build a web app or use that typeless mess called
>> javascript when what I need is a standalone application, preferably
>
>  Fashion ? Foolishness ?
>
>> written in Java (or C with curses or GTK2 at a pinch) that reads,
>> alters and saves local files?
>
>  Ah because you want to practice separation of function and
> interface,
>
Since I can get all the interface separation I need by using an MVC
structured program written in Java, thats what I'm about to do.

> so you'll write the backend in C, middleware in Java and a
> web front end in PHP and JavaScript and feel thoroughly miser^Wmodern.
>
Yep, somebody who 'codes' by copying snippets from slashdot and calling
somebody else's JS fragments from github etc. may well do that. I'll give
it a miss, thanks.


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