Wing

Dev tools

css framework

SHOW HN2016

26points
23comments
#1,054of 2,264 in 2016
Top 47%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

0 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.32.

Idea: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Super fast and works well on mobile

    From 1 comment
    • This is a minimal framework, customizable to its core. Any declaration you make will override the current one, see the docs. It's super fast, and works great on mobile.
      kbr on HN

Objections

  • Too similar to existing frameworks like Pure and Skeleton

    From 3 comments
    • This seems pretty similar to pure. Also 4kb with similar features, although pure can be broken down to load singular modules therefore even less than 4kb. Not sure if wing has…
      timlyo on HN
    • This framework looks like it was inspired by Skeleton [0], in particular the grid system and the documentation. [0] - http://getskeleton.com/
      g_delgado14 on HN
    • This is an exact copy of Skeleton, css transformed to scss, that's it.
      afshinmeh on HN
  • Uses a 12-column grid instead of flexbox

    From 1 comment
    • This is no different than a few hundred CSS frameworks I have looked at over the last year. In fact it's actually worst than most: - The 12-column grid was a great tool when it…
      matt4077 on HN
  • Calling a framework minimal is contradictory

    From 1 comment

Requests

  • Plugin feature for custom builds

    From 1 comment
    • I'm going to implement a plugin feature soon, and you will be able to run a custom build with any plugin.
      kbr on HN
  • Better form control styling and list nesting

    From 1 comment
    • Small CSS framework is not good enough - you have to cut corners. Are there any light CSS frameworks with nicely themed form controls? E.g. <select> styled to look the same on…
      butz on HN

Questions

  • Why build another CSS framework

    From 1 comment
  • Does it support modular loading like Pure

    From 1 comment
    • This seems pretty similar to pure. Also 4kb with similar features, although pure can be broken down to load singular modules therefore even less than 4kb. Not sure if wing has…
      timlyo on HN

Alternatives named

  • Pure CSS

    From 1 comment
    • This seems pretty similar to pure. Also 4kb with similar features, although pure can be broken down to load singular modules therefore even less than 4kb. Not sure if wing has…
      timlyo on HN
  • Skeleton

    From 1 comment
    • This framework looks like it was inspired by Skeleton [0], in particular the grid system and the documentation. [0] - http://getskeleton.com/
      g_delgado14 on HN
  • Ionic2

    From 1 comment
    • I'm about to start a side project with a desktop web site, a mobile site and a cordova based hybrid app . I'm searching for one single frontend framework * must be fast, *…
      diminish on HN

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