Flyde
Dev tools
visual programming language
SHOW HN2024
How HN took it
15 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 21 critical, out of 60 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.
Idea: 12 for, 10 againstDesign: 1 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interoperability with existing code and ecosystem
From 1 comment
- This looks great! Very robust and I really like the focus on interoperability. - As a general design, I prefer the integrated "function with parameters" node type found in…
catapart on HN
Visual programming is an underexplored area worth pursuing
From 1 comment
That's really great. I know it's polarizing but I truly think that visual programming remains an entirely unexplored area. I'm convinced that the current state of "text"…
pjerem on HN
Clean UI and design
From 1 comment
Open Nexus looks great! The UI design is super clean, and the open-ness of your nodes give it true Bret-Victor-ish vibes! I started closer to this at first (but still…
gabigrin on HN
Objections
Visual representation adds little clarity over text for expressions
From 2 comments
I think approaches like this can be good for people learning programming for the first time, but there are two huge aspects that mean it is unlikely to be used for anything…
CyberDildonics on HNEh, I guess slapping some literal, variable, and operation nodes together makes it visual, but I don't think it makes it easier. Contrast with something like Scratch which is…
mynjin on HN
Creating a new language is unlikely to gain adoption
From 1 comment
I think approaches like this can be good for people learning programming for the first time, but there are two huge aspects that mean it is unlikely to be used for anything…
CyberDildonics on HN
Too similar to Node-RED
From 1 comment
Did you just reinvent Node-RED?
otabdeveloper4 on HN
Requests
Bi-directional sync between code and visual flow
From 1 comment
Does it sync bi-directionally from code to flow visual representation and back? Because that seems pretty useful to mass adoption. I notice you said "Flyde is designed to…
luke-stanley on HN
Export workflow to code
From 1 comment
Nice work, congrats! I do love visual programming and I use n8n a lot for my side projects. I really like its "delayed debug" features, so that I can analyse each step of the…
snadal on HN
Support for grepping flows
From 1 comment
Eh, I guess slapping some literal, variable, and operation nodes together makes it visual, but I don't think it makes it easier. Contrast with something like Scratch which is…
mynjin on HN
Questions
How does it compare with Pure Data and Node-RED
From 2 comments
How does this compare with Pure Data?
bearwithme1 on HNDid you just reinvent Node-RED?
otabdeveloper4 on HN
Is it focused only on TypeScript, with Python support planned
From 1 comment
Nice! https://github.com/enso-org/enso is related as a modern visual lang. Is Flyde entirely focused on TypeScript? Python would be a logical fit too.
cjbprime on HN
Alternatives named
Node-RED
From 2 comments
Did you just reinvent Node-RED?
otabdeveloper4 on HNCongrats on the show HN! It looks like you've put a lot of thought and effort into this, and reasearched a number of alternatives. I'm curious to know more of what you found…
couchand on HN
n8n
From 1 comment
Nice work, congrats! I do love visual programming and I use n8n a lot for my side projects. I really like its "delayed debug" features, so that I can analyse each step of the…
snadal on HN
NoFlo.js
From 1 comment
Congrats on the show HN! It looks like you've put a lot of thought and effort into this, and reasearched a number of alternatives. I'm curious to know more of what you found…
couchand on HN
Pure Data
From 1 comment
How does this compare with Pure Data?
bearwithme1 on HN
Enso
From 1 comment
Nice! https://github.com/enso-org/enso is related as a modern visual lang. Is Flyde entirely focused on TypeScript? Python would be a logical fit too.
cjbprime on HN