Excerpt from above:
"Google surpassed Microsoft to become the second-most valuable technology company. Only its chief rival, Apple, is more valuable than Google among technology companies."
(Wikipedia)
“Some examples, like Dart, portend that JavaScript has fundamental flaws and to support these scenarios requires a ‘clean break’ from JavaScript in both syntax and runtime. We disagree with this point of view.” - Microsoft’s JavaScript team
If Google comes out with Dart, well, then there's no need for that. But it's ok for Microsoft to be secretly working on their own Javascript 2.0. Just sayin' - Why criticize Dart when you've just come with almost the same thing? :)
On my blog post, I mentioned a quote by Microsoft originally posted on Wikipedia. Here is the quote:
“Some examples, like Dart, portend that JavaScript has fundamental flaws and to support these scenarios requires a ‘clean break’ from JavaScript in both syntax and runtime. We disagree with this point of view.” - Microsoft’s JavaScript team
Just minutes after I publish my blog post, I read that Microsoft has released "TypeScript".
So, which is it, Microsoft Javascript Team? Ok to criticize Dart, though, right? Nevermind that Microsoft was working on its own Javascript alternative all along?
There appears to be a vocal group which suggests their way of doing it is best, even if it involves trudging through configuration documents that remind one of engineering schematics.
Not knocking down the many brilliant developers who work this way, but it seems the simple approach sometimes is the best approach.
I always end up going back to my laptop to do any real work. Tablets are great for, as others have mentioned, consuming content. But the PC is "far from over", IMHO.
I too am looking forward to what this new mobile PHP project will entail.