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Rik Arends has been working on a cross-platform IDE in Rust called Makepad [1]. It has a custom UI stack that targets wasm/webGL, osx/metal, windows/dx11, and l

by pfraze 7y ago

Rik Arends has been working on a cross-platform IDE in Rust called Makepad [1]. It has a custom UI stack that targets wasm/webGL, osx/metal, windows/dx11, and linux/opengl. His premise (which is fairly ambitious) is to work in both 2d and VR environments. It's been fun to watch. There's a demo for the wasm target. [2] 1. https://github.com/makepad/makepad https://github.com/makepad/makepad 2. https://makepad.github.io/makepad/ https://makepad.github.io/makepad/

vsskanth 7y ago
Other than startup time, the wasm demo is very responsive on an underpowered moto g7. I'm shocked. Excellent work.
- lsh 7y ago
  I was very impressed as well. On a desktop with a hardline it loaded instantly however the text is so small I can't make it out. Zooming gives things different degrees of fuzziness, with 150% zoom the least fuzzy (but still fuzzy). Definitely raising the bar
- m0zg 7y ago
  Exactly my thoughts too, except I loaded it on an iMac, and it loaded instantaneously as well. Far more responsive than any web or Electron UI.
- bpye 7y ago
  Really a very impressive demo, I could certainly be tricked into thinking it was native.
- heavenlyblue 7y ago
  That interface works faster than switching between tabs in Firefox on iPhone 6s. It’s probably the fastest web interface I had ever seen for a phone.
gunn 7y ago
This is very cool. Especially the animate into compact code view when holding down the alt key. Is there an extension with similar functionality in any other editor?
- MegaDeKay 7y ago
  Cool indeed, though I foud on Firefox that alt both toggled compact code view and toggled the Firefox menu bar, causing the display to jank around. Hope this is fixable.
skohan 7y ago
The online version is really nice. When thinking about the benefits of WASM, I have definitely considered sharing code between client and server, but I never really thought about the potential of sharing code between native clients and web clients. It's kind of a different concept of a progressive web app, and it seems really powerful!
- pjmlp 7y ago
  Just like we used to do it with Java and Silverlight.

by pfraze 7y ago

vsskanth 7y ago

Other than startup time, the wasm demo is very responsive on an underpowered moto g7. I'm shocked. Excellent work.

lsh 7y ago
I was very impressed as well. On a desktop with a hardline it loaded instantly however the text is so small I can't make it out. Zooming gives things different degrees of fuzziness, with 150% zoom the least fuzzy (but still fuzzy). Definitely raising the bar
m0zg 7y ago
Exactly my thoughts too, except I loaded it on an iMac, and it loaded instantaneously as well. Far more responsive than any web or Electron UI.
bpye 7y ago
Really a very impressive demo, I could certainly be tricked into thinking it was native.
heavenlyblue 7y ago
That interface works faster than switching between tabs in Firefox on iPhone 6s. It’s probably the fastest web interface I had ever seen for a phone.

gunn 7y ago

This is very cool. Especially the animate into compact code view when holding down the alt key. Is there an extension with similar functionality in any other editor?

MegaDeKay 7y ago
Cool indeed, though I foud on Firefox that alt both toggled compact code view and toggled the Firefox menu bar, causing the display to jank around. Hope this is fixable.

skohan 7y ago

The online version is really nice. When thinking about the benefits of WASM, I have definitely considered sharing code between client and server, but I never really thought about the potential of sharing code between native clients and web clients. It's kind of a different concept of a progressive web app, and it seems really powerful!

pjmlp 7y ago
Just like we used to do it with Java and Silverlight.