Datagridxl2.js
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javascript ui component library
SHOW HN2022
301points
104comments
#140of 2,570 in 2022
Top 6%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
8 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 11 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Design: 4 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 4 againstIdea: 1 for, 4 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Performance is impressive
From 2 comments
The performance here is amazing. Well done! I'm desperately searching for a way to replace old Handsontable (before they closed source), but the license here for DataGrid XL…
bklyn11201 on HNThis look really good. Can it be used as a front end with say C++/C# etc to replace Excel COM interop?
xlpowerup on HN
Clean docs and API
From 1 comment
Hey Robbert, just want to say congrats on this! This is excellent work and really thoughtful / detailed. I'll definitely be using on a project soon. Really love the elegant docs…
TIPSIO on HN
Zero dependencies and single-file download
From 1 comment
I'm impressed by the lack of dependencies and single-file download. One of my use-cases is for offline use, and not via a web app installation -- only assets in an ordinary…
a9h74j on HN
Objections
No accessibility support (ARIA, screen readers)
From 2 comments
Accessibility is a strong gating factor for some (including me). I don't see it in the docs. The whole thing seems to be missing any ARIA (see…
wittjeff on HNI've done a lot of work on data grid accessibility. In fact, DataGridXL is one of the many grids I considered for our own needs a couple years ago. The reality here is unless you…
jassmith87 on HN
250kb is not lightweight
From 1 comment
>You don’t need any framework to use DataGridXL. - It is lightweight (~250kb) and easy to use I'm not so sure 250k qualifies as lightweight by any definition. That's a pretty…
ramesh31 on HN
Maximum call stack error loading 100k rows
From 1 comment
Been using AgGrid but looking for a replacement. I tried to load a CSV of 100k items here and got a "RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded."…
whalesalad on HN
License is not suitable for FOSS projects
From 1 comment
The performance here is amazing. Well done! I'm desperately searching for a way to replace old Handsontable (before they closed source), but the license here for DataGrid XL…
bklyn11201 on HN
Requests
Formulas support
From 2 comments
Congrats, it looks amazing! Does it support formulas?
miki_tyler on HNThis looks very nice! I am looking for a spreadsheet like component for a project I am working on. Had evaluated jspreadsheet before. Question I have is, how would one go about…
meekaaku on HN
Multi-column sorting
From 1 comment
Can't see any mention of multisort. Does it have multisort? Great look and feel!
jefc1111 on HN
Server-side pagination
From 1 comment
I'm looking for a version of the is that supports pagination from a db backend so you don't have to load all the data to the frontend at once. I need a read only spreadsheet with…
mollerhoj on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Glide Data Grid
From 1 comment
How does it compare with https://grid.glideapps.com/ ?
boundlessdreamz on HN
Integration with Blazor Server
From 1 comment
This caught my eye. We are in the market for a high-quality gridview component that would allow for in-line edits. We also looked at CSV in/out, but having something integrated…
bob1029 on HN
Alternatives named
Glide Data Grid
From 2 comments
How does it compare with https://grid.glideapps.com/ ?
boundlessdreamz on HNI maintain https://grid.glideapps.com if you're looking for something ludicrously fast.
jassmith87 on HN
AG Grid
From 2 comments
What is motivating you to look for a replacement? We are evaluating grids and AgGrid is the front runner currently though really rather heavyweight for our use cases.
aquark on HNAG Grid, SheetJS both have decent community editions.
spacemanmatt on HN
Handsontable
From 2 comments
The performance here is amazing. Well done! I'm desperately searching for a way to replace old Handsontable (before they closed source), but the license here for DataGrid XL…
bklyn11201 on HNAh yes I see what you mean. I used to work for a fintech startup and our sales team had a hard time finding customers for the product that we're building. These customers were…
robbiejs on HN
Tabulator
From 2 comments
Or tabulator http://tabulator.info/ .. I don't see filtering though.
Keyframe on HNI was recently evaluating a few of these to display large number of items (tabulator, aggrid, custom solution using react-virtualized etc) Unfortunately if you are planning to…
happylion0801 on HN