Comments on: code.flickr.com, Flickr Uploadr 3.0 and XUL http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/04/codeflickrcom-flickr-uploadr-30-and-xul a geek commodity Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:42:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Richard Crowley http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/04/codeflickrcom-flickr-uploadr-30-and-xul/comment-page-1#comment-1279 Richard Crowley Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:47:06 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/04/codeflickrcom-flickr-uploadr-30-and-xul#comment-1279 You're right about the partial and obscure (not to mention frequently wrong) documentation on XULRunner but it does have significant advantages over competitors in the cross-platform desktop space. The ability to link custom native libraries (think GraphicsMagick and FFmpeg) and true multi-threading were my main reasons for choosing XULRunner. On top of that, the vast majority of the source code is actually JavaScript, not C++. Take it for a spin, it's actually more inviting than you may think! You’re right about the partial and obscure (not to mention frequently wrong) documentation on XULRunner but it does have significant advantages over competitors in the cross-platform desktop space. The ability to link custom native libraries (think GraphicsMagick and FFmpeg) and true multi-threading were my main reasons for choosing XULRunner.

On top of that, the vast majority of the source code is actually JavaScript, not C++. Take it for a spin, it’s actually more inviting than you may think!

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