Is there, like, a javascript library for manipulating midi files?

[celesteh@hachyderm.io]

Is there, like, a javascript library for manipulating midi files?

I was going to write a format converter in Python, but then I thought it would be a lot more useful to more organ grinders if it could run in a web page.

Webmidi js is super cool, but, like only does a small part of what i need from a midi library.

#midi #javascript

[celesteh@hachyderm.io]

JavaScript libraries are like, here are five libraries that each do 18% of what you need. They are mutually incompatible.

[celesteh@hachyderm.io]

Do I want to learn to parse midi files directly? No!!

[hongminhee@hollo.social]

@celesteh@hachyderm.io @jnkrtech@treehouse.systems I think it's partly because JavaScript is more commonly used for building consumer products compared to other languages, so there's a higher proportion of developers focused on shipping products rather than diving deep into infrastructure. When you're building a product, you naturally extract just enough to solve your immediate problem and move on. Languages like Rust tend to attract more developers interested in tooling and infrastructure work, where yak shaving is almost expected. The ecosystem reflects the priorities of its community.