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WebOS 2.0 will include node.js

108 points| jmtulloss | 15 years ago |developer.palm.com | reply

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[+] greenlblue|15 years ago|reply
I really wish palm phones and the webOS had more consumer demand because among all the smartphone platforms webOS is the most elegant of the bunch.
[+] sjs|15 years ago|reply
I got to develop for and use a Pre at a previous job and it's subpar. It feels kind of cheap, the screen is too small (physically, resolution is fine), the hardware keyboard is worse than some software keyboards, and it's a little bit geeky to be mainstream. A phone shouldn't have modifier keys, imo.

That said I think webOS itself is great. Put it on some good hardware and I'd seriously consider buying one.

[+] kloncks|15 years ago|reply
What Palm really needs (and what I really wish it had) is a non-phone device carrying WebOS

It's unbelievable how important and how big the iPod Touch (it's 40% of all iOS devices) is for the iOS platform.

[+] cryptoz|15 years ago|reply
The iPod touch is about $3000 cheaper than the iPhone, and that's probably why it's important.

(In Canada, you probably pay $80-$90/month locked to a three year contract, which is around $3000)

[+] jackowayed|15 years ago|reply
I agree. Android as well. Android is doing pretty well, but I have a lot of friends (in high school/college) that really want Android devices, but can't/won't pay the $30/month for data. Many of them have iTouches instead, and would love a an Android iTouch-like-device as their next mp3 player.
[+] rbanffy|15 years ago|reply
I think Palm really, really needs an unlocked, 4-band GSM phone that's not world-proof. The US may be a huge market, but the rest of the world would like the possibility of buying press and pixies. And I am sure Palm wants to sell phones.
[+] Sidnicious|15 years ago|reply
When I read the headline, my mind processed it as "Chrome OS 2.0 will include node.js", and I was super-excited.

Then I read it again.

WebOS isn't an interesting platform right now, and I think you've discovered a big reason.

[+] qeorge|15 years ago|reply
Dumb question: does this mean WebOS will also include V8 (Chrome's JS engine)?
[+] substack|15 years ago|reply
I wonder how Google, with its competing Android platform must feel about this. That is to say, are chrome and android for that matter more like the Nexus 1: designed to push other companies forward, or more like standalone products of their own? Or maybe Google is being even more forward thinking about it and realizing that they can derive competitive advantage from both scenarios.
[+] arst|15 years ago|reply
I don't know much about node.js but have always heard about it in a server-side context - does anyone know what role node is going to play in the webOS ecosystem?
[+] colonelxc|15 years ago|reply
(correct me if I'm wrong, HNers)

In WebOS, "apps" are written in html/css/js, so it makes sense to have the capability of running a standalone js engine like node for GUI-less apps (background services).

[+] saikat|15 years ago|reply
There are few ways in which this is not exciting. Hopefully this means even more momentum for an open source project that already has a ton of it.
[+] bradly|15 years ago|reply
Can you explain the ways in which this is not exciting?
[+] ebiester|15 years ago|reply
I always thought the vast majority of apps that are bought are games. Palm hasn't shown how they are going to compete in this arena...
[+] joshsharp|15 years ago|reply
The PDK uses the same tech as iPhone apps, they've already shown it's trivial to develop a game for iOS and port it over. That makes them much more competitive than Android, and already webOS has many more games available.
[+] unwiredben|15 years ago|reply
Just look at http://palmhotapps.com for a leaderboard of apps including many great games, that have already been ported to webOS or written from scratch. We not only support JS/HTML, but also C/C++ -- the best of both worlds.
[+] Setsuna|15 years ago|reply
Think about these features from a Tablet POV.
[+] c00p3r|15 years ago|reply
I can't believe, but they finally got it and release c/c++ development kit, which means you can develop something really useful, instead of html/js BS.
[+] alnayyir|15 years ago|reply
Try to avoid negativity that doesn't contribute to the on-going conversation. (Etiquette here: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html)

Instead you could've said something to the effect of, "I'm excited about the C/C++ development kit as I've wanted to work on a project that does X and needed C/C++ because of Y."

Cheers!