Performative-UI
Dev tools
react component library
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How HN took it
52 positive, 24 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 17 critical, out of 98 comments about the project. Thread score +0.35.
Design: 20 for, 8 againstIdea: 17 for, 4 againstPerformance: 2 for, 3 againstExecution: 3 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Components look polished and the satire is funny
From 4 comments
I love how this is both hilarious and extremely well made. Great job! And I'm gonna be honest, I kind of want to use a few of these components for real (the ASCII art is…
prplfsh on HNThese all look very professional for (basically) a parody library
tfitz237 on HNMan... That's satire on a whole another level. What a technical and deep sense of humor.
wg0 on HNIt's very fun and way too polished, thanks!
erdaltoprak on HN
Some components are genuinely usable, especially the ASCII art
From 3 comments
I love how this is both hilarious and extremely well made. Great job! And I'm gonna be honest, I kind of want to use a few of these components for real (the ASCII art is…
prplfsh on HNIt really comes down to first impression. Your website design is your company’s first impression. If the design is clean, people will believe the product is clean and robust as…
theturtletalks on HNThat ascii lava lamp effect is low key really cool
jrflo on HN
Objections
Some components look ugly or overwhelm the page
From 2 comments
I like the concept. It would indeed be good to have a modern component library with AI design tropes as I think the old components libs haven't caught up. But in this particular…
SilverSlash on HNYawn. This is just bootstrap all over again. So what if people who don't have design skills can now create pleasant looking websites?
marknutter on HN
Mobile layout overflows and is hard to use
From 2 comments
I find it funny that a website showcasing pretty preformative ui and yet fails so miserably at functional ui where it's painful to be used mobile
starkgoose on HNI was on mobile and a lot of the pages are overflowing. After going thru half, it got a bit annoying. I actually keep a directory of all these tailwind/shadcn registry websites…
theturtletalks on HN
Requests
Add a terminal command copy component
From 1 comment
needs something for showing and copying simple terminal commands.
winddude on HN
Add more components like gradient dropshadow
From 1 comment
Not nearly enough animated gradient dropshadow. Check out googles AI Mode button and the same loading button status thing while waiting for responses in AI Mode. Please add it so…
smrtinsert on HN
Questions
Was the library built with AI
From 2 comments
Very funny. Although ironic that this whole library was built with AI.
staminade on HNI get the whole trope thing and maybe I'm just an old man but I still am kinda impressed when Claude sh*ts out this type of UI 100 times faster than I ever could. It might also…
wuliwong on HN
Alternatives named
Shadcn and Tailwind component registries
From 1 comment
I was on mobile and a lot of the pages are overflowing. After going thru half, it got a bit annoying. I actually keep a directory of all these tailwind/shadcn registry websites…
theturtletalks on HN
DeArrow
From 1 comment
Check "DeArrow" chrome extension.
unlogic on HN