Imba
Languages and libraries
programming language
SHOW HN2021
1,216points
345comments
#4of 2,533 in 2021
Top 1%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
42 positive, 55 neutral or asking, 10 mixed, 28 critical, out of 135 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.
Design: 13 for, 12 againstPerformance: 6 for, 5 againstIdea: 6 for, 4 againstDocs: 5 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Landing page and docs are clear and polished
From 3 comments
I just want to compliment the OP on a very clear and comprehensive website at https://imba.io/. It clearly explains (by showing and telling) what Imba is, why I should care, how…
micheljansen on HNI have to say, I don't know if I'll use this language as I'm not a fan of Ruby syntax really, but the landing page presenting Imba is just phenomenally well done. 1. The live…
davedx on HNReally amazing landing page, normally I just scroll though in one second but now I'm really taking the time to try and understand the examples. Small note, the clock demos don't…
0xcoffee on HN
Memoized DOM approach is a interesting performance idea
From 2 comments
Really interesting project! I will definitely be trying it out today. One question—although you criticize some of the more common vdom benchmarks, I think it is still valuable to…
jsf01 on HN1. Would it be correct to describe memoized DOM approach as combination of direct manipulation (like hand-written jquery, or what svelte compiles to) + a mechanism to avoid…
peey on HN
Objections
No static typing built into the language
From 2 comments
I disagree with a couple of the choices made here, mainly the (apparent) lack of static typing But with that said, the author has done an amazing job with the website and…
brundolf on HNis there any particular reason why there doesn’t seem to be built-in type-checking system? i know it still seems to be a “personal preference” whether to check one’s types, but i…
valyagolev on HN
Performance claims lack benchmarks
From 2 comments
> Amazing Performance With no benchmarks to back up that statement?
soheil on HNReally interesting project! I will definitely be trying it out today. One question—although you criticize some of the more common vdom benchmarks, I think it is still valuable to…
jsf01 on HN
Looks like a clone of Svelte
From 1 comment
This is just a clone of Svelte? It even has one of the same examples.. and similar syntax. Better productivity is nice, but putting an abstracting in the way could be worse…
Tucanix on HN
Unclear whether it scales to large codebases
From 2 comments
So, had gone through samples and my conclusion as a seasoned web dev with projects as big as having thousands of files with hundreds business scenarios, imba is not the setup for…
arodyginc on HNUsually I think trying to make your own language for anything more than a DSL is a bad idea. But this project looks very impressive. I've never heard of Imba before this post and…
armchairhacker on HN
Requests
Support for using existing JavaScript libraries
From 2 comments
The thing I'm looking for, and didn't see it immediately on the example page, is how easily you can use JavaScript libraries. I'm sure you can, but is it like Svelte, where you…
xrd on HNIs there an example of importing js functions to imba, or calling imba from inside js or ts? I could not find this. In Scala js, this interoperability is quite painful, so I…
ita on HN
Native app framework support
From 1 comment
Hey there! I think it is really cool language. You can basically get started in minutes. Does imba also have native app framework too?
debarshri on HN
Benchmark entry in js-framework-benchmark
From 1 comment
Really interesting project! I will definitely be trying it out today. One question—although you criticize some of the more common vdom benchmarks, I think it is still valuable to…
jsf01 on HN
Questions
How does memoized DOM compare to Svelte's approach
From 1 comment
Quick question - how does the memoized DOM compare with no-virtual-dom-at-all approach of something like Svelte?
yewenjie on HN
Is there a roadmap
From 1 comment
Imba looks great! Now that v2 is out, what would you say are your priorities regarding Imba? Is there a roadmap somewhere?
juanramos on HN
How does async/await work compared to JS
From 1 comment
This looks very cool, thanks for sharing! I took a cursory look at the docs and it looks like async/await is pretty much directly analogous to how it works in JS, with the…
mstade on HN
Alternatives named
Svelte
From 2 comments
This is just a clone of Svelte? It even has one of the same examples.. and similar syntax. Better productivity is nice, but putting an abstracting in the way could be worse…
Tucanix on HNQuick question - how does the memoized DOM compare with no-virtual-dom-at-all approach of something like Svelte?
yewenjie on HN
React
From 1 comment
I read this and still have no idea what the ‘memoized DOM’ is. There is a broken link to ‘how it really works’. Apparently there is a huge speed-up over react. I don’t actually…
jl2718 on HN
Vue
From 1 comment
I read this and still have no idea what the ‘memoized DOM’ is. There is a broken link to ‘how it really works’. Apparently there is a huge speed-up over react. I don’t actually…
jl2718 on HN
Elm
From 1 comment
Usually I think trying to make your own language for anything more than a DSL is a bad idea. But this project looks very impressive. I've never heard of Imba before this post and…
armchairhacker on HN