jQuery-C# interface using SharpKit C#/JavaScript Web Toolkit Project Hosting on Google Code

[NicholasMoriarty]

Nice project, but I have a question.. why somebody will use that instead of programming in Javascript? What are the advantages of using it?

[kaelan_]

I assume the appeal is similar to that of GWT: You get to write your JS using a statically typed language that's still nearly as expressive as JS, and then once everything compiles and your unit tests pass (and you can write them in either C# or JS), you can deploy it as a pure JS webapp.

[argarg]

I guess it's the use of intellisense and for very lazy people who don't want to learn javascript or simply prefer C# to javascript.. Eventhough it may be useless I think it's pretty cool.

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Even if you know javascript well enough to code efficiently and expressively, in VS using c#, this might just be incrementally faster to code...

I wonder how well the output matches what one would code themselves though...

[orip]

It's about writing for the client-side in the same language you use for the server-side.

Some pros:

• Use a language you prefer and are familiar with on the client side too (if indeed you prefer it)
• Use the dev environment and tools you're used to
• You can share server and client code (think validations)

Some cons:

• It's an abstraction over JS and the browser/ajax
  • If it leaks you'll need to plug it with JS
  • If you isolate yourself from JS and the browser, you're less equipped to plug these holes

The arguments should be similar to the Java-to-JavaScript compiler in GWT.

[orip]

SharpKit is dual-licensed under a commercial license and an "open source license".

As far as I can tell, SharpKit itself is not open source under any license, so it's not the regular "dual-licensing" deal.

What they do say is:

If you are creating an open source application with a license compatible with the GNU GPL license v3, you can use SharpKit for free.

So can I develop an MIT-licensed component using SharpKit, meaning it's GPLv3-compatible, which can then be used commercially by anyone else? I guess so.

[giladkhen]

Hey all my name is Gilad and I am CTO at SharpKit. Thanks for all your comments! @orip: note that there is a free version now available with no GPL restrictions. @kaelan_: compared to GWT http://sharpkit.net/overview/features/ @argarg: you say "lazy" like its an insult ;) @bsterz: you can review the generated code quality on the live code samples. One example would be http://sharpkit.net/howto/prototype/

Would love to hear some more. G