Vx.dev
AI
ai code generation
SHOW HN2024
96points
34comments
#862of 3,515 in 2024
Top 25%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
2 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 15 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score -0.37.
Design: 1 for, 6 againstIdea: 1 for, 5 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Interesting product that people have waited for
From 2 comments
Does it work? With all respect to the author - kudos for interesting product - but does it really work in real life? Since I don't have any project in React/Svelte/Vue (ng…
rkuodys on HNI was wondering when someone would do this. I’ve been waiting for a solution like this since GitHub copilot came out. It seems like a natural extension.
isuckatcoding on HN
Very innovative UI
From 1 comment
Very innovative UI
killingtime74 on HN
Objections
Domain vx.dev does not work and the name clashes with the unowned domain
From 3 comments
Nice. I found it a little confusing that vx.dev (the domain) doesn't work.
jamesmurdza on HNyou absolutely cannot be naming your company after a domain name you do not own. Terrible choice
MH15 on HNMaybe vvx.dev? Naming your service a domain you don't own is going to be confusing and possibly result in legal headaches. Not worth it
jasonjmcghee on HN
Landing page hard to read and hard to scroll on iOS and narrow windows
From 4 comments
The landing page looks nice, but it makes the content 20x harder to read.
jjackson5324 on HNI couldn’t figure out how to scroll the page on iOS. And I think your “star for free trial” play is slimy and gross.
mplewis on HNI tried to view the page on iOS and it was definitely unfamiliar. Even on desktop I imagine it would feel more like a presenter view in PowerPoint than a blog post. Unless it…
codetrotter on HNI usually have all windows maximized so normally this is not a problem for me but I've noticed other people, (especially mac people), don't like to maximize their windows. Here…
mcny on HN
Generated UI examples look poor, such as the calculator screenshot
From 2 comments
Why do these AI products keep telling on themselves for producing broken results in their marketing copy? This screenshot of the generated calculator is rubbish…
madeofpalk on HNI have to say the image associated with the text "With the power of shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS, we can generate high-quality, aesthetically pleasing UI code." made me laugh,…
pc86 on HN
Pricing unclear before login
From 1 comment
This looks cool but as a bit of feedback I assumed your pricing would be way out of my league because you have a free trial and a "contact us" as the only public pricing I could…
IanCal on HN
Requests
Show whether the tool works in real projects
From 1 comment
Does it work? With all respect to the author - kudos for interesting product - but does it really work in real life? Since I don't have any project in React/Svelte/Vue (ng…
rkuodys on HN
Support for custom design systems such as Lightning
From 1 comment
Cool beans ! love this. I am wondering how hard it is to introduce new design system ? I am particularly interested in Lighting design system >>…
eddywebs on HN
Use an IDE extension instead
From 2 comments
Doesn't sound "effortless". Effortless is AI in the vein of copilot which is tied to my IDE and deploys immediately in my sandbox. Why not just write a VS extension to do the…
injidup on HNis this targeted towards non-technical users? for technical users, wouldn't an IDE plugin be a more natural part of the workflow?
findjashua on HN
Questions
Does GitHub orchestrate the workflow via issues and Actions?
From 1 comment
Is this using GitHub to orchestrate the workflow, from starting it via issue, then Actions to generate previews and iterate on the design? I'm asking because this might be the…
mattgreenrocks on HN
What does Vx mean?
From 1 comment
Curious what Vx means? Or stands for? Is it an homage to the nerve gas?
Solvency on HN
How good is the generated code quality?
From 1 comment
I have to say the image associated with the text "With the power of shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS, we can generate high-quality, aesthetically pleasing UI code." made me laugh,…
pc86 on HN
Alternatives named
Magic Patterns
From 1 comment
I am not the author but absolutely huge kudos. I’m building something similar called Magic Patterns. Considering you asked to try it in real life, you can try on our website…
alexdanilowicz on HN
Vercel v0.dev
From 1 comment
Since the prompt part of this project is highly inspired by Vercel's v0.dev, I chose a name that shows my respect for that product.
yz-yu on HN
GitHub Copilot
From 2 comments
Doesn't sound "effortless". Effortless is AI in the vein of copilot which is tied to my IDE and deploys immediately in my sandbox. Why not just write a VS extension to do the…
injidup on HNI was wondering when someone would do this. I’ve been waiting for a solution like this since GitHub copilot came out. It seems like a natural extension.
isuckatcoding on HN