I'm noticing that b4x updates are becoming less and less frequent, when I think that a lot could be done especially in the graphics part, maybe with predefined layouts and much more.. maybe it would be good to start studying Flutter? What do you tell us about this? Will you support the program? Do you have any news about it?
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Android Question The future of B4X. will it be updated?
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It wasn't released yet. I shared some information here: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/markdown-to-html-with-a-twist.165287/
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But vice versa? Are there tasks that B4J can do that Python can't? I'm afraid not, so there's a risk that people will abandon B4J and switch to Python.
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There are many things that are simpler to do in B4X, with both small projects and large projects. Especially when you want to build a full solution.
Anyway, making B4X more powerful is a good thing.
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I'm probably making an exaggerated comparison, but it seems to me that you see Python inside B4J a bit like JS and PHP scripts in a WEB page: the fundamental part is the page, the scripts are just support
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Well, I would say: WAIT.
It can't be so bad if there are perhaps new libraries that move B4J a little more towards the Microsoft world, in my case I mean above all the interface support for Office products. That's just one example. Perhaps it will be possible to build a sensible ‘bridge’ to make B4J more effective.
It's actually like a colour printer with the usual 4 colours (CMYK). This means that only a limited colour space can be displayed. Add GREEN and ORANGE to the 4 basic colours and the displayable colour space expands considerably.
In this way, I hope to perhaps be able to overcome some current programming problems. Hope then you don't necessarily have to be a PYTHON expert to do this, but you can still benefit from the advantages. In that sense, it's a step in the right direction. Let's extend the functionality of B4X (B4J). That's a good thing.
It can't be so bad if there are perhaps new libraries that move B4J a little more towards the Microsoft world, in my case I mean above all the interface support for Office products. That's just one example. Perhaps it will be possible to build a sensible ‘bridge’ to make B4J more effective.
It's actually like a colour printer with the usual 4 colours (CMYK). This means that only a limited colour space can be displayed. Add GREEN and ORANGE to the 4 basic colours and the displayable colour space expands considerably.
In this way, I hope to perhaps be able to overcome some current programming problems. Hope then you don't necessarily have to be a PYTHON expert to do this, but you can still benefit from the advantages. In that sense, it's a step in the right direction. Let's extend the functionality of B4X (B4J). That's a good thing.
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Despite popular belief, Python has a huge number of real limitations. One of them is the lack of a normal GUI, especially for mobile devices. This is what made me switch from Python to B4X. However, until now I had to toss between Python and B4X. I think now this problem will be completely solved.
And then there is such a thing as a huge number of APIs that are customized for Python. And then there is such a thing as neural networks, which are almost all created in Python. And everywhere writing an interface presents special difficulties, but in B4X this issue is solved extremely elegantly and beautifully.
And then there is such a thing as a huge number of APIs that are customized for Python. And then there is such a thing as neural networks, which are almost all created in Python. And everywhere writing an interface presents special difficulties, but in B4X this issue is solved extremely elegantly and beautifully.
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Great points, and I'll add another one. Take X2 - the gaming framework, for example. It didn't achieve its immediate goal although I invested quite a lot of hard work on it (and enjoyed every moment 
). There aren't many developers using it. Still, X2 lead the way towards the many cross platform features that we now have. Including B4XPages, XUI and many others. There is no B4XPages without X2.
Experiments are usually a good thing and it is not always possible to predict where will they lead us.
). There aren't many developers using it. Still, X2 lead the way towards the many cross platform features that we now have. Including B4XPages, XUI and many others. There is no B4XPages without X2.Experiments are usually a good thing and it is not always possible to predict where will they lead us.
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X2 is great!Take X2 - the gaming framework, for example. It didn't achieve its immediate goal although I invested quite a lot of hard work on it (and enjoyed every moment
When I will have finished my main project, called Penny, the Penelope of the Odyssey, because I start it from scratch every time, so it will be in its final version in 2088
, I will probably dedicate myself a lot to X2!
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The real question is: why study Flutter?
Does it have any features that you think are better than B4X systems?
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