[javascript-dev] Re: Re: jsui was a mistake.

Personally I find javascript very useful --- easy to get things rolling with its connection to Max, especially for list work and some other tasks that come up. Yes, the speed is bad for jsui, but that's only one small part of the roles js can play in Max. There's more than enough ways to create fast, lower-CPU interface objects through jitter and the gl.sketch stuff, and they can look truly amazing (though actual moving textures slow things down, if you get that fancy). I especially like gridshape, as you can set to solid / wire / points and customize the appearance so readily (not to mention "auto-dimensionalizing", if that's a word). Of course you have to map out the interaction with the mouse or whatever you're using, but that's the case with jsui too. Using something like gridshape allows you to skip the js altogether, if you want to.

Interesting thread, glad to see it stayed productive. Performance issues like this will fairly soon be non-issues, at least for most applications. And language integration will of course evolve for more and more functionality and development options. 

--CJ