> Roku uses a proprietary language and UI toolkit
I thought Roku was originally based on Silverlight, but I may be misremembering. I can't find any source to validate that.
But Roku still quietly has the biggest market share in this space.
I thought Roku was originally based on Silverlight, but I may be misremembering. I can't find any source to validate that.
But Roku still quietly has the biggest market share in this space.
Notable quirks include the XML companion files for code interface descriptions (in the newer SDK, anyway), and single = doing double-duty as assignment and comparison.
[edit] oh but my understanding is that big players get a different SDK with the ability to e.g. use C libraries, which is how they’re able to look & work so much like they do on other platforms.
Quite annoying when, in this space, the most common requirement is "make it like Netflix".
I'd have to look quite hard to find a language I like less than BrightScript, it's horrible.