[Development] Question about Qt's future

[Peter Kümmel]

On 28.04.2014 00:55, André Pönitz wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 01:37:33PM -0700, Thiago Macieira wrote:
>> Em dom 27 abr 2014, às 12:55:58, Peter Kümmel escreveu:
>>> Having imperative code on the JS side is also the root of the rejection of
>>> QML for many C++ developers. If QML would have been just a improved .ui
>>> nobody would have complained.
>>
>> We'd end up with one of the problems of CSS which is that you can't do
>> calculations in the bindings. I can't do
>>
>> 	width: 50% - 10em
>>
>> The moment you start adding some math, you need stuff like Math.random() and
>> you end up again in JS.
>
> Not true. Some (basic) math fits the "declarative" needs, and would
> be toolable. Math.random() does obviously not fit the bill.

Yes, isn't math by definition only functional, all they talk about is
"Given A and B with ... then exists F(A)->B.   ... q.e.d." ;)

Sorry to all mathematician.

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> Andre'
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