elementary / elementary/code

Vala and Meson compilation controls

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Description

## Problem

Right now the official method of making elementary apps is via the native code editor, so there might as well be an easy way to compile elementary apps.

## Proposal

Add cool controls to start a compilation script with meson, maybe even with integrated features specifically for target flatpak runtimes, archs and other useful app-making stuff.

## Prior Art

elementary-ide used to have this:
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/58219504/107103317-25a36800-6815-11eb-94af-3e796d20c038.png)
Panic's sexy code editor:
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/58219504/107103342-3c49bf00-6815-11eb-86c3-7a2063f63184.png)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/58219504/107103401-6b603080-6815-11eb-9784-9ca3227b3259.png)

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