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Sciter's author here.

a) Is anyone brave here to finance transition of Sciter to OpenSource? Please contact me if yes.

b) Sciter's script is a JavaScript++:

It uses JS syntax and runtime like `arr.concat(a,b)`.

Grammar and syntax was extended to better support UI cases. Like `const width = 12px;` is valid construct as Sciter has Length data type.

React and JSX are implemented natively.

    function render() {
      return <p>{this.greeting}</p>;
    } 
is a valid construct as JSX (SSX in Sciter) is a part of script grammar : https://sciter.com/developers/sciter-docs/reactor-and-ssx/



Don’t get me wrong, I agree with you that it’s an amazing scripting language. But I think one of the reasons Electron has been so popular is that web devs can take all the skills they already have, including JS, and make a native app. Learning a new language is a barrier to adoption, to hiring developers in the future, blah blah.

But I want to give you credit for an absolutely phenomenal project! If I had the cash lying around to finance it as an open source concern I would, but alas.




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