Given your criterion for what a "fortunate" language would be, what language includes a GUI library, compiles to a stand-alone program for distribution, as well as "Javascript wrapped in HTML"?

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RodgerTheGreat 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

Lil has a GUI "system" in the form of Decker, which can export programs as standalone single-file HTML documents: http://beyondloom.com/tools/trylil.html

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WillAdams 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

It doesn't exist as an opensource option anymore (since Livecode did their rugpull) AFAICT, it's something I've been looking for since then.

Similarly, they were supposed to offer "compile to HTML5", but it never really worked for me.

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terminalbraid 6 days ago | parent [-]

Just so I'm clear, you then feel compelled to openly and publicly label every literally programming language as "unfortunate" because it doesn't live up to what LiveCode aspired to be?

An opinion that flatly and individually labels every extant thing the same has no signal to it. I'm not sure what to make of your original post other than you're expressing displeasure at the universe for not handing you what you wanted and that you believe that expression should be injected into arbitrary discussion.

	▲	WillAdams 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		I will agree that the word choice was poor. Should have phrased it as something along the lines of: >This would be very interesting to me if it had support for a GUI library, and if it were then possible to compile to a stand-alone application which could be easily distributed.