Aspect
Dev tools
visual ui builder
SHOW HN2022
479points
134comments
#59of 2,570 in 2022
Top 3%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
19 positive, 34 neutral or asking, 9 mixed, 16 critical, out of 78 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Idea: 5 for, 9 againstExecution: 2 for, 4 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive product and polished design
From 3 comments
Holy cannoli this is amazing!! I have no better words than Mike Markkula's point 3 of Apple's marketing philosophy for you: Point No. 3: Impute “People DO judge a book by its…
anonymouse008 on HNThis is an absolutely awesome thing. Great job!
etchalon on HNThis is a pretty slick app! One thing I notice is that there are a lot of options in things like the insert menu with tags that aren't super popular. Maybe prioritizing more…
csmeyer on HN
Interesting idea for rapid visual development
From 3 comments
I agree 10000%. A way to design browser-based GUIs the visual RAD way makes me drool. I hope it grows and flourishes.
qwerty456127 on HNThis is a really cool idea. I'm not super into React, so take it with a grain of salt when i say I'm surprised I haven't seen something like this sooner. :)
DoctorOW on HNThis looks really interesting! I like seeing more domain specific IDEs coming out
animal_spirits on HN
Objections
Hard to use interaction, unclear how to add elements
From 1 comment
Look promising, but just logged in and poked around and couldn't figure out how to get elements on the canvas. Or do much of anything. Some of the interaction design seems quite…
Mappleton on HN
Visual tools break down when manual code is needed
From 2 comments
These visual tools never clicked with me. There is always a point that you need to code something "manually" and then switching back and forth is just tedious (and if you are…
varispeed on HNSorry, I could not go farther in the video after watching the narrator trying to accurately click on all those inputs, dropdowns etc. simultaneously saying "writing this in code…
beshur on HN
Closed source tools tend to struggle
From 1 comment
Visual editors are great! However closed source development tools tend to not do very well.
solarkraft on HN
Requests
Try without creating an account
From 2 comments
Would be nice to be able to try it out or see a demo without having to create an account and log in
bananapear on HNThese visual tools never clicked with me. There is always a point that you need to code something "manually" and then switching back and forth is just tedious (and if you are…
varispeed on HN
Export functional components
From 2 comments
Thanks for submitting this it was interesting to see. Is this an old project because the video example uses React Classes rather than functional components and hooks.
chunkyslink on HNIs it via class or functional components ? Keep up the good work - maybe jetbrains will buy / fund you!
math-dev on HN
Mobile-friendly version
From 1 comment
I want this - but mobile first. Whenever I’m sitting on a bus or train for a short trip that doesn’t warrant bringing a laptop but there is a simple little tweak that could be…
simon_000666 on HN
Questions
Does it support CSS styles or preset styling
From 1 comment
This isn't shown in the video, but does your editor comes with pre-set "styles" or is it something that you would import yourself ? My experience is that typing the code for…
phtrivier on HN
How does it handle accessibility (WCAG)
From 1 comment
The Web is a wide audience. How do you design visually for the people who cannot see? In other words, how does this tool ensure that a site built using it remains accessible at…
eurasiantiger on HN
Alternatives named
Preview.js
From 1 comment
https://previewjs.com/ does that
macray on HN
Storybook
From 1 comment
Something like https://storybook.js.org/? Not a VS Code plugin, but similar idea (though it does a lot more). SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose also support individual component…
realharo on HN
Framer
From 1 comment
Any thoughts on Framer? They seem to do the design aspect as well as the site-building aspect. https://www.framer.com https://www.framer.com/sites
cercatrova on HN
FlutterFlow
From 1 comment
flutterflow.io is another tool like this :)
nathanganser on HN