Rythm.js
Languages and libraries
javascript animation library
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
17 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 12 critical, out of 42 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Idea: 7 for, 2 againstExecution: 6 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and entertaining demo
From 4 comments
This made me smile. Good work. ps: a nice big demo button beside 'View on Github' and 'Release Notes' would be a nice tweak :)
jim_d on HNI don't know what it is but I like it!!!
blairanderson on HNFor some reason I love this.
vuldin on HNAwesome stuff. You know you've made something great when most of the HN comments about your project are positive :)
instakill on HN
Works on Android and some mobile browsers
From 3 comments
Works great on Android N for both webview and chrome.
luke3butler on HNWorks on my Android. You do have to press the "start demo" button at the bottom.
tyingq on HNWorking fine for me on Firefox and Chrome on android. Note there's a small "start demo" button down on the bottom right that you need to press (took me a while to spot that one)
Twirrim on HN
Objections
Demo button is not prominent and confusing
From 4 comments
This made me smile. Good work. ps: a nice big demo button beside 'View on Github' and 'Release Notes' would be a nice tweak :)
jim_d on HNI got confused because I was clicking the boxes and nothing was happening. They should definitely put a demo button towards the top. But yes this was cool!
jarrettch on HNYou should probably make the "start demo" button more prominent, both my own first reaction as well as that of my colleagues was "I don't understand what I'm supposed to look at…
Etheryte on HNWorking fine for me on Firefox and Chrome on android. Note there's a small "start demo" button down on the bottom right that you need to press (took me a while to spot that one)
Twirrim on HN
Does not work on some browsers or mobile Safari
From 2 comments
Not working on Desktop Safari 10.1.2
zaf on HNNot on iOS Safari for me.
amigoingtodie on HN
High CPU usage when demo runs
From 1 comment
Fun idea, but as soon as I hit `Start Demo` my CPU usage spiked up. Good way to exhaust a laptop/mobile device's battery ;)
kixpanganiban on HN
Requests
Make the demo button more prominent or on by default
From 3 comments
This made me smile. Good work. ps: a nice big demo button beside 'View on Github' and 'Release Notes' would be a nice tweak :)
jim_d on HNYou should probably make the "start demo" button more prominent, both my own first reaction as well as that of my colleagues was "I don't understand what I'm supposed to look at…
Etheryte on HNYeah, I kind of think it should be turned on by default.
tw1010 on HN
Add a feature to enable only with Konami code
From 1 comment
Needs an option to enable only when the Konami Code is entered.
throwaway2016a on HN
Questions
How does it detect the frequency changes?
From 2 comments
First I thought the script just made things bounce at intervals, but then I noticed the different boxes for base, mid and high range sounds actually follow the changes in the…
gorg75 on HNIt uses AnalyserNode[0] to get frequency data and moves the elements based on the frequency ratio[1][2]. [0]…
mhasbini on HN
Does it work on mobile?
From 2 comments
Is this supposed to work on mobile?
revicon on HNNone of it works on mobile.
magic_beans on HN