Searchkit

Languages and libraries

ui component library

SHOW HN2016

74points
27comments
#519of 2,264 in 2016
Top 23%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

LovedMost comments that take a side are positive

8 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 1 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.

Design: 3 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Good documentation and clean look

    From 2 comments
    • Good documentation! :)
      willchen on HN
    • Looks great. But don't add every key press to the browser history. Not cool ;)
      egze on HN
  • Useful for teams already using React

    From 1 comment
    • Looks awesome. We are building something on react and we will probably use this. thanks.
      techaddict009 on HN

Objections

  • Looks similar to Algolia InstantSearch.js

    From 1 comment
    • Nice! Funny is that Algolia released something very similar some time ago: https://community.algolia.com/instantsearch.js/ It seems searckit took great inspiration from it: -…
      vvoyer on HN
  • History entries added on every keystroke

    From 2 comments
    • I'm enthused, but would suggest you don't put an entry in the user's history for every keystroke in the search box.
      fleshweasel on HN
    • Looks great. But don't add every key press to the browser history. Not cool ;)
      egze on HN

Requests

  • Apache or MIT license instead of GPL

    From 2 comments
    • Have you considered a more permissive license, like Apache/MIT/BSD?
      brasetvik on HN
    • We have switched to Apache license Due to interest and our wish for many new contributors to add to Searchkit's ecosystem + component library…
      ssetem on HN
  • Higher-order components instead of class extension

    From 1 comment
    • Looks nice. I'd prefer higher-order (wrapper) components to extending the component classes though, HOCs are more idiomatic. Another question, somewhat off-topic. How do people…
      andrewingram on HN

Questions

  • How GPLv3 applies to JS app bundles

    From 1 comment
    • Totally asking out of ignorance here: How does GPLv3 play with JS apps? I'll normally create an app bundle that includes all the libraries, and the users will only execute that…
      TheAceOfHearts on HN
  • Whether a service layer in front of Elasticsearch is advisable

    From 1 comment
    • Looks nice. I'd prefer higher-order (wrapper) components to extending the component classes though, HOCs are more idiomatic. Another question, somewhat off-topic. How do people…
      andrewingram on HN

Alternatives named

  • Algolia InstantSearch.js

    From 1 comment
    • Nice! Funny is that Algolia released something very similar some time ago: https://community.algolia.com/instantsearch.js/ It seems searckit took great inspiration from it: -…
      vvoyer on HN

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