Can we un-deprecate GHC's ability to compile to C code? C may be the best option to bridge to mobile, as Android, iOS, and Windows RT do support C/C++ apps. On Jan 22, 2013 2:14 PM, "Dan Choi" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > What about the option of using Haskell's Parsec or AttoParsec to implement > a Haskell-ish language that compiles down not to machine code but to > Objective C or Android Java? Like how CoffeeScript compiles down to > JavaScript. > > > > On Saturday, January 19, 2013 1:58:03 PM UTC-5, Casey Hawthorne wrote: >> >> You would need native compilers for all the platforms and/or virtual >> machine technology. >> >> Might be easier to have the browser connect to a Haskell app. >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Andrew Pennebaker >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > There are currently very few options, especially free and open source >> > options, when it comes to developing cross-platform mobile >> applications. >> > It's basically web apps with JavaScript, or C++. If Haskell supported >> app >> > development on Android, iOS, and Windows RT, that alone would bring in >> more >> > developers. >> > >> > Similarly, there are very few languages for mobile development that >> take >> > advantage of multiple cores and multiple CPUs. Haskell's `parmap` is an >> > amazing selling point. Can we please prioritize mobile support? I'd >> much >> > rather write everything in ML than PhoneGap. >> > >> > -- >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Andrew Pennebaker >> > www.yellosoft.us >> > >> > ______________________________**_________________ >> > Haskell-Cafe mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://www.haskell.org/**mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe<http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> Regards, >> KC >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Haskell-Cafe mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.haskell.org/**mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe<http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe> >> >
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