TouchstoneJS
Languages and libraries
mobile ui framework
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How HN took it
9 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score +0.35.
Performance: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Smooth, responsive transitions close to native
From 3 comments
Hey Jed, this is really AWESOME and finally shows what is possible with the power of nowadays browser rendering engines paired with a good JS lib (React is my favorite js lib). I…
apunic on HNI stumbled upon this the other day and was immediately impressed. There's still a way to go but look at the detail in the transitions - not just a straightforward slide but with…
colinramsay on HNLooks awesome, good work! I am using Ionic at the moment to develop a hybrid app and while it's a little more mature and a joy to play with, it doesn't as far as I'm aware have…
jblok on HN
Clean, minimal roadmap-and-demo page
From 1 comment
The brevity of the page displaying just the roadmap and live demo is honestly quite refreshing. It's great to be able to just look at what is there and see where the strengths…
djtidau on HN
Objections
Demo broken on some Android stock browsers
From 1 comment
The demo is completely broken on my Samsung Galaxy S3 using the stock browser. Just a big black square with occasional flickering.
Kiro on HN
Look is iOS 8 only
From 1 comment
Amazing and very responsive on both my Nexus 7 and Chrome on the desktop. My only quibble: "beautiful mobile apps" apparently means "mobile apps that look like iOS 8". I wonder…
pluma on HN
Framework rather than component library, takes over app structure
From 1 comment
I'm not sure. Off of the feature list, it looks like a framework, not a component library. It takes over your app structure, build process, etc etc.
skrebbel on HN
Requests
More documentation and examples
From 1 comment
Hey Jed, this is really AWESOME and finally shows what is possible with the power of nowadays browser rendering engines paired with a good JS lib (React is my favorite js lib). I…
apunic on HN
Android-friendly theme
From 1 comment
Amazing and very responsive on both my Nexus 7 and Chrome on the desktop. My only quibble: "beautiful mobile apps" apparently means "mobile apps that look like iOS 8". I wonder…
pluma on HN
Questions
Can it work with ClojureScript React wrappers
From 1 comment
Looks great. Presumably being React powered means it would work nicely with the various ClojureScript React wrappers such as Om and Reagent.
weavie on HN
Can it build native iOS, Android and Windows apps
From 1 comment
This looks amazing. So will this be able to build native ios, android, and windows apps?
jbhatab on HN
Alternatives named
Ionic
From 1 comment
Looks awesome, good work! I am using Ionic at the moment to develop a hybrid app and while it's a little more mature and a joy to play with, it doesn't as far as I'm aware have…
jblok on HN
react-router
From 1 comment
Is there any reason not to just use react-router? Edit: ok I found the createApp mixin and I can see you're doing a lot of stuff in there to support the touchstone app... It…
colinramsay on HN