Re: [Vala] Is Genie Alive?

[Al Thomas <astavale yahoo co uk>]

From: zeta <kmsiete gmail com>
 Subject: [Vala] Is Genie Alive?
   
I am currently learning the vala programing lenguague, this is grate, I 
also read about Genie that has python style typing
If by typing you mean what you type on the keyboard then yes, Genie usesindentation (tabs by default) for 
blocks of code. So no need for squiggly bracesand semi-colons everywhere.
If by typing you mean how data types are checked then no, Genie doesnot have dynamic typing like Python. You 
must declare the data typeexplicitly in the program and these are checked at compile time, e.g. 
x:int = 1although for more complex types using type inference is more convenient, e.g.:var x = new 
UsefulStuff()Genie does also have type parameters with the 'of' keyword for wrappingdata types: see 
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Genie#Generics


 
I am designing a blueprint app for creating mockups something like pencil 
using genie, I want to know if this lenguague is going to be supported 
in the future?

It is an open source community project so "support" is sporadic. I am slowlyworking on a wiki page about 
enhancing Genie, see https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Genie/DevelopingThat page includes links to the bug 
reports for Genie so may give you an 
idea of whether the project is active enough for you. It should also helpyou if you decide to contribute to 
Genie's enhancement in future.

For coding examples of projects similar to yours you may want to take a 
look at https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Genie/TutorialsBlogsExamples
All the best for your project,
Al