Flexbox.io
Learning and science
video course
SHOW HN2015
236points
57comments
#74of 2,565 in 2015
Top 3%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 12 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score -0.51.
Idea: 2 for, 5 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Videos are helpful and well made
From 3 comments
I really do appreciate the effort you put into these videos, and I definitely understand you want something out of this as well but the user experience of having to go through…
throwaway125 on HNThis is great! Ever since our company quit supporting IE9, I've had the joy of working with flexbox. What once took 10-20 lines of Sass hackery now takes only a few, and the code…
amwelles on HNI learned flexboxes from flexboxin5.com and use it wherever I can now. I love it! my only gripe is safari needing the vendor prefixes. I don't know what IE does - but i only care…
meesterdude on HN
Flexbox simplifies layouts that were hard before
From 3 comments
Yep. Flexbox is maybe the best development to happen to CSS in a decade. Makes layouts that were once impossible without JS into trivial three-lines-of-css solutions.
ruswick on HNThis is great! Ever since our company quit supporting IE9, I've had the joy of working with flexbox. What once took 10-20 lines of Sass hackery now takes only a few, and the code…
amwelles on HNFlexbox makes web development bearable. I use it for all my new work. Telling clients they must have IE11, Chrome, or Firefox ceased to be an issue many moons ago. It means you…
intrasight on HN
Objections
Requires an email signup before getting the videos
From 3 comments
I really do appreciate the effort you put into these videos, and I definitely understand you want something out of this as well but the user experience of having to go through…
throwaway125 on HNWhy he did not give a simple link to youtube playlist? Why I need to give him my email? Spam? Ads? Gonna sell them? If not, then it's only an inconvenience for him and for us.
trymas on HNIs there a way to see these videos without getting spam?
kuyfiuyg on HN
Course is too long at about 2.5 hours
From 2 comments
20 seems like too many....
javaru on HNI was curious as well so took a look at the durations. This is over 2.5 hours of content. About a layout system. I have to agree with another commenter, either this is far too…
dougmccune on HN
Written references are more efficient than videos
From 2 comments
Except you haven't learned much after watching those two and a half hours. I would argue reading this [1] or this [2], while simultaneously mocking up a flexbox grid will give…
megalodon on HNThanks but no thanks to any and all instructional videos.
okonomiyaki3000 on HN
Requests
Publish a plain YouTube playlist link
From 3 comments
Awesome stuff. I can't wait for Flexbox wide-spread adoption - especially in popular frameworks. It's too bad so many people are forced to not be able to use it because of IE9's…
scotchio on HNI really do appreciate the effort you put into these videos, and I definitely understand you want something out of this as well but the user experience of having to go through…
throwaway125 on HNWhy he did not give a simple link to youtube playlist? Why I need to give him my email? Spam? Ads? Gonna sell them? If not, then it's only an inconvenience for him and for us.
trymas on HN
Add subtitles
From 1 comment
Simple suggestion: add subtitles. For non-native viewers it is a really nice addition.
styx31 on HN
Add an intro explaining what flexbox is
From 1 comment
Constructive criticism. You don't mention in the video what a flexbox is :) Granted, googling flexbox is easy but I'd add a quick blurb in 10-20 seconds telling those who don't…
irln on HN
Questions
Is flexbox widely supported yet?
From 2 comments
bookmarked, will be going through these tutorial, especially since CSS has never been a strong point for me as I've always focused on the backend. It always filled me with envy…
curiousjorge on HNit looks like it'll become the next standard yes. but support isn't there yet. http://caniuse.com/#feat=flexbox http://howtocenterincss.com/
madawan on HN
Is flexbox the new standard for layout?
From 1 comment
Things have changed since I was doing frontend dev (<table>), and I want to brush up on modern CSS techniques. Could someone answer the following for me? 1. Is flexbox the way to…
amarraja on HN
Alternatives named
CSS-Tricks Flexbox guide
From 1 comment
It really does. The most helpful resource I found for Flexbox is a cheatsheet from css-tricks.com. https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/
vcarl on HN
MDN Flexible Boxes guide
From 1 comment
Except you haven't learned much after watching those two and a half hours. I would argue reading this [1] or this [2], while simultaneously mocking up a flexbox grid will give…
megalodon on HN
flexboxin5.com
From 1 comment
1) Yes. 2) This is a pretty nice short intro http://flexboxin5.com or for a fuller treatment check MDN, as for any other web technology. There are a bunch of other sources linked…
jacobolus on HN
Scotch.io visual guide to flexbox
From 1 comment
Awesome stuff. I can't wait for Flexbox wide-spread adoption - especially in popular frameworks. It's too bad so many people are forced to not be able to use it because of IE9's…
scotchio on HN