roots
Dev tools
front-end build toolkit
SHOW HN2012
195points
114comments
#79of 1,677 in 2012
Top 5%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
14 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 9 critical, out of 48 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Idea: 6 for, 1 againstDesign: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 3 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, attractive website and design
From 3 comments
Nice job on the site design there. Feels clean, professional. I'm interested in learning more about the tools...will bookmark.
jaredcwhite on HNAre people using this/Brunch/Yeoman inside Rails apps? I can't work out the usecase - or do you use this in conjunction with a separate app generating your API? Sidenote: the…
jongold on HNAwesome job! Loving the CSS Library section - http://roots.cx/css/
carlsednaoui on HN
Useful alternative to Yeoman with templating from the start
From 3 comments
Cool project - one of the major pain points with Yeoman was trying to get templating working. Cool to see a project which takes this approach from the beginning.
thedjpetersen on HNGreat job OP. Would love to see something that merges aspects from this and Yeoman. I feel like (haven't officially tried either TBH) they focus on slightly different aspects and…
slajax on HNLooks great! I've been using yeoman for a while now and this looks like a fantastic replacement / alternative. Are you looking for contributions or just releasing this for people…
sctechie on HN
Well-suited for static sites and prototypes
From 2 comments
well done, nice work...this looks like an awesome tool for building static sites
pruett on HNThis looks like it will definitely come in handy for prototypes, great job. P.S. It seems the link to the SASS plugin on your site is broken.
mbarvian on HN
Objections
Piping a remote install script to sh is a security concern
From 2 comments
I very much appreciated the run-this-remote-file | sh installer method before I learned what I was actually opening myself up to. As handy as it is, this practice really should…
Jgrubb on HNObligatory link to "| sh" HN comment: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2427492 Why do people still do this for every new project? It's not as if roots isn't packaged properly…
bensummers on HN
Installer did not work on Linux (missing open, Ubuntu failure)
From 2 comments
This looks fun. Thanks for building a tool like this. One suggestion: After I looked over the installer script, I tried running this on my Arch machine and it didn't recognize…
mikegirouard on HNYour "curl roots.cx/get | sh" installation method is not as easy as it seems because it requires node.js but current text seems to imply that only a Linux or Mac system is…
reidrac on HN
Video quality and audio are poor
From 2 comments
In that case please consider redoing your videos with more care. Both the audio and video are poor. Your microphone should be near your mouth so that you don't sound like you're…
JungleGymSam on HNNot to mention being able to hear every single tap click and movement on the laptop is really distracting. However everything else looks pretty slick!
raimondious on HN
Opinionated and unclear who it is for
From 2 comments
As a developer, I don't quite get who this is for. I know these technologies and how to use them and install them. Installing node.js and stuff is also pretty much a couple of…
dreamdu5t on HNMake some simple HTML components, break out the compiled HTML and CSS for non-developers, and you've got yourself a bootstrap alternative. Please, make it happen.
KaoruAoiShiho on HN
Requests
Add code examples to the docs
From 1 comment
Quick feedback. There is no example code nowhere on the main website. Videos are great but i usually just scan for code. Hope that helps.
andreasklinger on HN
Support plain JavaScript and fix installer on Linux
From 2 comments
Looks very nice! Will try it out for sure. Quick question, is there a option to use plain js instead of CoffeeScript?
dwerthen on HNYour "curl roots.cx/get | sh" installation method is not as easy as it seems because it requires node.js but current text seems to imply that only a Linux or Mac system is…
reidrac on HN
Offer a Sass or Haml option
From 1 comment
Here is my feedback. I really like what you did, as you can see from other comments, there are already a lot of alternatives. I would prefer sass and haml honestly. Other then…
desireco42 on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Yeoman?
From 1 comment
What's the difference between this and Yeoman ? (http://yeoman.io/)
insraq on HN
Is it used inside Rails apps?
From 1 comment
Are people using this/Brunch/Yeoman inside Rails apps? I can't work out the usecase - or do you use this in conjunction with a separate app generating your API? Sidenote: the…
jongold on HN
Why RequireJS rather than OneJS?
From 1 comment
Why RequireJS, not OneJS?
combataircraft on HN
Alternatives named
Yeoman
From 2 comments
What's the difference between this and Yeoman ? (http://yeoman.io/)
insraq on HNReally great job, excited to try this out. Are there any other similar projects out there (aside from Yeomen)?
msutherl on HN
Mimosa
From 1 comment
There are a few http://mimosajs.com/ http://brunch.io/ ---- On a related note, I'm currently using Grunt.JS with few plugins for Compass, CoffeeScript and Live Reload. Similar to…
jrmoran on HN
Brunch
From 1 comment
There are a few http://mimosajs.com/ http://brunch.io/ ---- On a related note, I'm currently using Grunt.JS with few plugins for Compass, CoffeeScript and Live Reload. Similar to…
jrmoran on HN
Middleman
From 1 comment
middleman (http://middlemanapp.com/) is a solid alternative for ruby as well - this is the only other one i know of apart from yeoman as you mentioned
jenius on HN
Fire.app and CodeKit
From 1 comment
This seems comparable to Fire.app (http://fireapp.handlino.com/, F/LOSS, my favorite) or CodeKit. I noticed that you are specifically pimping out Stylus rather than Sass/Compass,…
cmwelsh on HN