Shiny.js
Languages and libraries
javascript ui effect library
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 10 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score -0.16.
Performance: 0 for, 7 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool, fun effect
From 3 comments
Not massively useful, but a fun option none the less.
lbj on HNCool effect. It works fine on my Moto G5 using Chrome. But the page feels really slow. I guess that's because of my low end CPU.
bibyte on HNBrb, implementing this on all my websites.
Gigablah on HN
Nice idea for credit card interfaces
From 1 comment
Admittedly, I didn't read the source code, but looks like this would use the gyroscope API (edit: it does)? Probably wouldn't use this profusely, but it seems like a nice…
anonytrary on HN
Objections
Laggy and choppy on Firefox for Android
From 3 comments
It isn't working well on Firefox for Android (at least not for me). It is very laggy, so much so that I would say that there is no shiny effect at all.
mscasts on HNSame. Firefox on pixel 2 renders about every second. Chrome works
lyjackal on HNSame here. Sort of works, but very laggy. Firefox on OnePlus 3T.
xpil on HN
Wastes battery and CPU resources
From 2 comments
I am a bit biased. It is nice effect to see but also I take it as a complete waste of the device resources, namely a battery.
piotrkubisa on HNI would be very upset if a website that I had to use, say a bank website, decided they needed to use this. I consider this to be user hostile.
chooseaname on HN
Inconsistent rendering across browsers and devices
From 2 comments
This is a cool idea. The website says it is untested on android and it shows how weird and inconsistent browsers are. On android firefox it looks like the iPhone example but the…
LordHeini on HNIts a bit broken on my Mi Mix 2S. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs8VmNEdCog
amiga-workbench on HN
Requests
Support desktop cursor-following tilt
From 1 comment
For desktop devices (without gyroscope but with cursor) this quite asks for "cursor following tilt", like https://micku7zu.github.io/vanilla-tilt.js/ .
myfonj on HN
Better demo GIF showing a screen recording
From 1 comment
Quick feedback: I got a little confused on the Github readme because the gif shows a video record of the phone. The physical reflections on the glass of the phone seem to be…
pj_mukh on HN
Questions
What does it do on devices without a reflective screen
From 1 comment
I don't get it... This is for devices that already have a reflective screen.
danellis on HN
Alternatives named
Apple Wallet Apple Pay Cash card effect
From 2 comments
Apple already did a similar effect for apple pay cash https://twitter.com/panzer/status/927973389792264192?lang=en
iaml on HNiOS does something like this with the Apply Pay Cash card in Wallet: https://twitter.com/supcat/status/1083537384233328640
jackcarter on HN
vanilla-tilt.js
From 1 comment
For desktop devices (without gyroscope but with cursor) this quite asks for "cursor following tilt", like https://micku7zu.github.io/vanilla-tilt.js/ .
myfonj on HN