Blast.js
Languages and libraries
javascript library
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
4 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 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
Useful for typographic effects and user-generated text
From 3 comments
This is wonderful! I see immediate use cases for drop-in username highlighting, without additional templating or '<span>' + username + '</span>' spaghetti.
nicholasreed on HNThis is a really good thing to have in the old toolbelt. Thanks for creating it.
rrrx3 on HNNice work. I'm also a fan of velocity.js (and I wrote liquid-fire to make it easier to use velocity in Ember apps). My top use case for something like blast is applying…
ef4 on HN
Good work overall
From 2 comments
Nice work. However, in the example on the main page when you choose sentences it thinks that "Blast.js" is a sentence with the beginning of another. I think that you should…
simlevesque on HNNice work. I'm also a fan of velocity.js (and I wrote liquid-fire to make it easier to use velocity in Ember apps). My top use case for something like blast is applying…
ef4 on HN
Objections
Claim of UTF-8 and all Latin language support is overstated; only Latin languages handled
From 1 comment
> 5. All Latin alphabet languages and UTF-8 characters are supported. This claim really needs revising, only latin languages are supported, and the implementation doesn't use the…
jahewson on HN
Sentence detection wrongly splits on file extensions like Blast.js
From 1 comment
Nice work. However, in the example on the main page when you choose sentences it thinks that "Blast.js" is a sentence with the beginning of another. I think that you should…
simlevesque on HN
Title was changed from original Show HN title
From 2 comments
We changed the title to the first sentence of the article, which makes this clearer.
dang on HNI don't think Show HN titles should ever be changed. What was the original?
Kiro on HN
Requests
Add ARIA attributes for screen reader accessibility
From 1 comment
Lettering.js recently merged some great accessibility code[1] that improves UX for screen readers by adding ARIA attributes. Each targeted element is given an aria-label with the…
gh0sts on HN
Fix IE6 logo number size
From 1 comment
You may want to change the size of the 6 on the IE6 logo. I had to copy and paste it into a new tab to tell what number it was.
owenversteeg on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Unicode UAX #29 boundary algorithms?
From 1 comment
> 5. All Latin alphabet languages and UTF-8 characters are supported. This claim really needs revising, only latin languages are supported, and the implementation doesn't use the…
jahewson on HN
How does it compare to Lettering.js?
From 1 comment
Big fan of your Velocity.JS, Julian. How does Blast.JS compare to Lettering.JS? (http://letteringjs.com/) Edit: It's been awhile since I've looked at Lettering, but to answer my…
cursed on HN
Alternatives named
Lettering.js
From 2 comments
Big fan of your Velocity.JS, Julian. How does Blast.JS compare to Lettering.JS? (http://letteringjs.com/) Edit: It's been awhile since I've looked at Lettering, but to answer my…
cursed on HNLettering.js recently merged some great accessibility code[1] that improves UX for screen readers by adding ARIA attributes. Each targeted element is given an aria-label with the…
gh0sts on HN
Font Bomb
From 1 comment
I prefer Font Bomb http://fontbomb.ilex.ca/
nobodysfool on HN