Merchant.js
Games
game development framework
SHOW HN2017
86points
29comments
#528of 2,242 in 2017
Top 24%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
0 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Performance: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks cool and the framework is praised as a nice idea for idle games
From 3 comments
I was hoping this could be used to gamify things, but this is basically a clicker, yes?
hliyan on HNThis is really nice. I'd love to make one for native mobile some day.
muzani on HNLooks cool! Alternatively I found that Vue.js rather than React makes it really simple to handle these types of games (though you no longer have the immutability and history…
GistNoesis on HN
Objections
The live example was broken at time of posting
From 1 comment
The live example is broken right now
maxencecornet on HN
Immutable objects may create GC pressure
From 1 comment
I like immutable objects. But my worry is it will lead to lots of small objects being created just to get destroyed right away, putting lots of pressure on GC. I wonder if this…
fqsxr on HN
Requests
Offline progress simulation support for idle games
From 1 comment
I've recently been playing a fascinatingly complex mobile incremental/idle game called Almost a Hero [0] by Bee Square Games, and as a case study in game design, it's rather…
btown on HN
Questions
Why Map is used instead of a plain object, and why not new Map
From 1 comment
Why Map is used instead of plain object {} ? And why it's Map and not new Map ?
janci on HN
Alternatives named
Redux
From 1 comment
You can use Redux with Vue as well, it isn't just restricted to React
xyclos on HN
Vue.js
From 1 comment
Looks cool! Alternatively I found that Vue.js rather than React makes it really simple to handle these types of games (though you no longer have the immutability and history…
GistNoesis on HN
Candy Clicker
From 1 comment
Candy Clicker is a great example. I miss 2013.
jedanbik on HN