react-chartkick
Dev tools
charting library
SHOW HN2017
44points
9comments
#869of 2,242 in 2017
Top 39%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 0 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.11.
Idea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Nice, beautiful library with a great abstraction
From 3 comments
Finally, something simply brilliant to talk about! It's (imo) the perfect charting abstraction. Thanks for your hard work.
vladsanchez on HNWhile it's great to have a link to the charts themselves, you'll definitely want to also inline some screenshots of the charts in action. Pages of code samples are handy as…
ahmeni on HNAwesome library. @ahmeni is right include screenshots in Github as well & show the website link rather than writing the description with link in Markdown. Also, add link beside…
deadcoder0904 on HN
Objections
React does not like external DOM manipulation, so it may be problematic for charts
From 1 comment
Does your library take into account that React really doesn't like DOM manipulation from external sources? My team did some research on this and decided to write our own…
mindcrash on HN
Needs screenshots and a better first impression
From 2 comments
While it's great to have a link to the charts themselves, you'll definitely want to also inline some screenshots of the charts in action. Pages of code samples are handy as…
ahmeni on HNAwesome library. @ahmeni is right include screenshots in Github as well & show the website link rather than writing the description with link in Markdown. Also, add link beside…
deadcoder0904 on HN
Requests
Add screenshots to the GitHub README
From 2 comments
While it's great to have a link to the charts themselves, you'll definitely want to also inline some screenshots of the charts in action. Pages of code samples are handy as…
ahmeni on HNAwesome library. @ahmeni is right include screenshots in Github as well & show the website link rather than writing the description with link in Markdown. Also, add link beside…
deadcoder0904 on HN
Center and max-width the demo page
From 1 comment
As a react chart enthusiast, I love this. Add a max-width and center the content of the demo page to avoid elongated charts on large screens.
nk1tz on HN
Questions
Where is the source code?
From 1 comment
Where is the source code?
propelol on HN
Does it handle React's DOM manipulation constraints?
From 1 comment
Does your library take into account that React really doesn't like DOM manipulation from external sources? My team did some research on this and decided to write our own…
mindcrash on HN
Alternatives named
React Faux DOM with D3
From 1 comment
Does your library take into account that React really doesn't like DOM manipulation from external sources? My team did some research on this and decided to write our own…
mindcrash on HN