What platforms is BOO compatible with?

Target Platforms Mobile
1

Okay I know Boo doesn’t compile on the iphone but I wanted to know what of the new platforms does it compile on.

Also I am interested to know if Boo is a future possibility for the iphone.

2

My understanding is that all three languages (JS, C# BOO) all compile to the same intermediary code which is then compiled to the platform of choice. Going by that logic I would expect that BOO would be able to compile for any platform, but then again I know nothing about that language. Is there a reason why you want to use BOO? I have not seen a single script in it so far. The other two are far more popular and you are likely to get more help when asking about C# or JS.

3

Boo is not compatible with the iPhone/iPad. It works for Mac/Windows/web, but I’m not sure about other platforms.

Boo would be the logical choice for Python programmers, unless they plan to target the iDevices.

4

I have asked this question a few times on this forum but it never seems to be answered so I thought I should start a thread concerning it. So far other than the iphone and ipad I don’t know how prohibitive boo would be.

Now the reason (if memory serves) that boo wont compile on the iphone is to do with whitespace. Is this something that could be solved in the future?

I know csharp and javascript are out there and well supported but I don’t think boo has been given its just desserts. The amount of people who say that they struggle when trying to learn programming when there is a very clean, easy-to read language out there kind of makes me want to toot the boo horn a bit.

5

I’m a former python programmer, so I’d be using boo if it were supported on the iPhone.

Not only is the code concise and easy to read, it forces users to practice proper indentation, which one should get in the habit of doing no matter what language you ultimately end up using.

6

I myself prefer boo over C# and Javascript due to its ‘clean’ and easy to read code.

I just wish that there were better documentation and examples for some of the advaned stuff (especially syntax and creating editor scripts)

I personally don’t see boo not working on the iphone/ipad a limitation as I’m not targetting that platform.

I have been reading that Unity 3 will have documentation and examples for all 3 languages so there is still hope.

Cheers,
Phil.