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From: "M.K. Safi" <msafi@msafi.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 22:45:02 -0800
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Subject: [bitcoin-dev] I want to rebuild the GUI in JavaScript
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I=E2=80=99d like to try to rebuild Bitcoin Core GUI using the JavaScript El=
ectron
framework. My goal is to get a real world understanding of the pros and
cons of moving from Qt to Electron.

Before I start, I=E2=80=98d like to know if this has been tried before or i=
f there
are ongoing efforts in this direction by anyone?

I spent sometime looking into how to implement this. One approach could be
for Electron to drive the UI by running bitcoind and communicating with it
through RPC. But I don=E2=80=99t know if such implementation can achieve
feature-parity with the Qt implementation. Qt has the advantage of direct
access to Bitcoin Core code.

Anyways, I just wanted to share these ideas before going further with them,
so please let me know if you have any information on the above!
--=20
Sent from my iPhone

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<div dir=3D"auto">I=E2=80=99d like to try to rebuild Bitcoin Core GUI using=
 the JavaScript Electron framework. My goal is to get a real world understa=
nding of the pros and cons of moving from Qt to Electron.</div><div dir=3D"=
auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Before I start, I=E2=80=98d like to know =
if this has been tried before or if there are ongoing efforts in this direc=
tion by anyone?</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I spent =
sometime looking into how to implement this. One approach could be for Elec=
tron to drive the UI by running bitcoind and communicating with it through =
RPC. But I don=E2=80=99t know if such implementation can achieve feature-pa=
rity with the Qt implementation. Qt has the advantage of direct access to B=
itcoin Core code.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Anyway=
s, I just wanted to share these ideas before going further with them, so pl=
ease let me know if you have any information on the above!</div>-- <br><div=
 dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">S=
ent from my iPhone</div>

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