Yue
Dev tools
gui toolkit
SHOW HN2017
104points
100comments
#439of 2,242 in 2017
Top 20%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
8 positive, 30 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 31 critical, out of 69 comments about the project. Thread score -0.29.
Pricing: 2 for, 4 againstIdea: 2 for, 4 againstDocs: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 4 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks awesome and useful for native cross-platform apps
From 2 comments
Kudos for this. It does look awesome. Just tried out JS version. Nevertheless I'm still afraid that features / maintenance will be unsustainable, since you are the only developer…
drinchev on HNGreat job! Maybe now we'll finally see accessible and efficient GUI apps from those who insist on writing desktop applications with JS.
eivarv on HN
Clear and succinct documentation about support options
From 1 comment
No need to say sorry, it is clear, succinct, and reasonable. Most projects don't offer the option for premium support (which is also reasonably priced, fyi). I'm not sure what…
jameskegel on HN
Objections
Licence (MS-RL, copyleft-style, dual license) seen as a non-starter
From 2 comments
From the FAQ, https://github.com/yue/help > But once you have done modifications to Yue's source code, all your code linked with Yue have to be open sourced with MS-RL. The only…
irq-1 on HN> By sending a pull request, you are agreeing to transfer the copyright of your code to Cheng Zhao. Nope.
fluxsauce on HN
Claims it uses native controls contradict windowless Windows controls
From 2 comments
> Uses native widgets; > Uses windowless controls on Windows; Don't these contradict each other? What do you mean under "windowless" and why it is important? Btw, you can list…
zerr on HNThose two statements do contradict each other. According to my own quick analysis, this library uses truly native controls on Mac and GTK+, but its own windowless implementations…
mwcampbell on HN
No accessibility support
From 2 comments
Unfortunately, this library has no support for accessibility, e.g. for blind users with screen readers, particularly on Windows, where it implements its own windowless controls…
mwcampbell on HNIf better skinning is the intended advantage, then it's apparently not implemented yet. I would also like to know the developer's reasoning, since using non-native controls makes…
mwcampbell on HN
Hostile or aggressive tone in docs
From 2 comments
I'm sure this is an amazing project. But the readme and FAQ and such have such an aggressive, almost hostile tone---if you want to communicate with the author at all, even to…
paultopia on HNNo, the point made was that the author was unnecessarily aggressive. That does not imply that the author was not genuine. The attitude of the author is definitely relevant to…
AOsborn on HN
Possible LGPL WebKit code use violating license
From 1 comment
Hi, You're using large parts of WebKit source code (LGPL) in your proprietary library. This is against the license. Please compare:…
Jasper_ on HN
Requests
Screenshots and kitchen-sink sample apps per platform
From 2 comments
It'd be really helpful if there were screenshots of a sample app from each supported platform. Is this wrapping native elements or providing custom elements?
pbnjay on HNNifty! I look forward to (hopefully/eventually) someone making Go bindings for this :) With that said, it would be nice if the sample apps included more components of the native…
notheguyouthink on HN
C++ sample apps
From 1 comment
It might be a good idea to have some C++ sample apps.
GrayShade on HN
Android support
From 1 comment
It would be nice with Android support, otherwise I see no real advantage over electron or nw.js or a web app.
z3t4 on HN
Comparison with Qt, wxWidgets, and GTK
From 2 comments
> Uses native widgets; > Uses windowless controls on Windows; Don't these contradict each other? What do you mean under "windowless" and why it is important? Btw, you can list…
zerr on HN>If you are wondering how this library is different from other GUI toolkits, check out the FAQ I see no details at all about how this library is different [or not]. While not an…
wruza on HN
Questions
How is it different from Electron
From 2 comments
I read the help page but I'm still not sure how this is different from Electron then? Could you care to comment?
wheresvic1 on HNIm very confused what is going on here. He works for electron full time but is releasing something else thats basically the same with more confusing terms?
nautilus12 on HN
Does it still use Electron
From 2 comments
Am I correct in my understanding that this does still use Electron? (And if so, what is it used for?)
Vinnl on HNIt does not use electron, it is total native and does not use web engines, but it can be used in electron as a Node.js mudule.
zcbenz on HN
Is the author the same developer involved in the node-webkit history dispute
From 2 comments
> In the past I have written the Electron framework, which is a popular project for creating desktop apps with Chrome web engine and Node.js, while this library allows you to…
jancsika on HN" Furthermore, the Intel copyright notices were removed and were replaced by GitHub copyright notice in Electron when pieces of code was copied and derivative work was made from…
0x1Null on HN
Alternatives named
Electron
From 2 comments
Hi everyone, I have written a C++ library for creating native GUI apps, it also has language bindings for Lua and JavaScript (V8). In the past I have written the Electron…
zcbenz on HNI read the help page but I'm still not sure how this is different from Electron then? Could you care to comment?
wheresvic1 on HN
Qt, wxWidgets, GTK+
From 1 comment
> Uses native widgets; > Uses windowless controls on Windows; Don't these contradict each other? What do you mean under "windowless" and why it is important? Btw, you can list…
zerr on HN
Sciter
From 1 comment
This looks much like Sciter[0], but without declarative CSS and built-in scripting. 0. https://sciter.com/
ComodoHacker on HN
nw.js
From 1 comment
It would be nice with Android support, otherwise I see no real advantage over electron or nw.js or a web app.
z3t4 on HN