Talk:The JavaScript Problem

Goals

Comparison table

I have transferred most of the table from this[1] thread here into wiki markup. It needs to be completed and inserted. I think that links to subheads in this article or links to the websites of these projects would be excellent in the first column, so I will do that as soon as we decide where we shall link.

I left out the "approach" column because I think it is best we just link to a more thorough explanation, otherwise the table will become rather messy.

   Stdio (GHCJS uses are using HTerm)
   File IO (GHCJS is still read only and text only)
   Tree Shaking
   Forest Shaking (tree shaking based on multiple entry points)
   Native DOM (you can run your GHCJS apps using using GHC and WebKitGtk)
   JS DOM (GHCJS simply replaces the WebKitGtk with JS for this and this)

Perhaps a DOM column with "Native & JS" for GHCJS

System	Lazy	FFI	Pure	Haskell syntax	Haskell type system	Performance	TCO	Demos	Easy Setup	Compression	Maintenance	FRP library	Client-side Libraries	Threads	Package support	Stdio	File IO	Tree Shaking	DOM
GHCJS	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	good	full	some	no	poor	active	yes	few	yes	cabal	Hterm	text only		Native & JS
UHC	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	poor	full	some	moderate	very poor	active	yes	some	no	none
Haste	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	good	full	?	yes	decent	active	yes	few	no	none
Roy	✗	✗	?	✗	✗	?	?	few	yes	?	active	no	few	no	?
Elm	?	?	✓	✗	?	?	?	many	yes	good	active	yes	none	no	?
Fay	✓	✓	✓	✓*	✓*	good	limited	many	yes	strong	active	no	some	no	none

--419928194516 22:50, 21 September 2012 (UTC)