robbiejs

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   by robbiejs 5y ago

   "We" have not heard of that term before, thanks for your input!
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   by robbiejs 5y ago

   Hi HN, I'm Robbert, creator of fast JavaScript data table library DataGridXL. You might have seen the Hacker News post a few days ago where I introduced v2 ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30919257 ). The product i
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   Ask HN: Should I use “we” or “I” in product communication?

   2 points by robbiejs 5y ago|6 comments
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   by robbiejs 5y ago

   Okay, gotcha. Maybe I should mentiod that it is lightweight compared to other options. Handonsontable is a terribe 1.5MB. I imagine Ag-grid is close to 1MB as well.
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   by robbiejs 5y ago

   For now it's single column sort but I plan on adding multi sort soon, don't have a specific date for it yet, but possibly q2 or q3.
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   by robbiejs 5y ago

   Ah thanks, yes, had to make some uncommon design decisions, all for the sake of performance. I am impressed that you managed to create a performant product with all the advanced rendering too.
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   by robbiejs 5y ago

   The catch phrase on the homepage gives the wrong impression I believe. Thanks for pointing that out. I am not trying to create an Excel clone, but rather an editable data table with Excel like controls and interface.
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   by robbiejs 5y ago

   Hi, I am not sure if the product will support formulas. I 'll let it depend on popular demand. For now, DataGridXL does not support it.
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   by robbiejs 5y ago

   Ah thanks, we'll be improving touch controls soon (adding a mobile contrxt menu)
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    No it's not a replacement for Excel and its huge set of features, instead it implements an Excel-like interface to edit csv, json or js array data. No formulas, pivot tables, merged cells.
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    For a fintech startup I was working for, that was the feedback our sales team got. "We like the product and it looks impressive, but we're used to Excel and we like to use Excel". So that's when we decided to add a page
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Hi. An early build did, but I decided to leave out the feature as there is much more to it than I thought. Perhaps in the future, 2023 or 2024 stuff.
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Hi, we have not implemented custom cell renderers yet. Also, for performance sake, we decided not to render HTML in cells. So not sure if DataGridXL can offer you the things you're looking for at this time.
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Can you tell me what webpage you're on (and your device+browser). Undoing should happen instantly.
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Ah yes I see what you mean. I used to work for a fintech startup and our sales team had a hard time finding customers for the product that we're building. These customers were impressed by the web app that we've made, but "we
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Thank you. I did have an article on the site that compared DataGridXL with Handsontable, but we had to take it offline since HoT lawyers were not happy with it (you can read a discussion about that here: https://news.ycombinator.
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    DataGridXL actually only uses canvas for cell background colors (when you use the search bar) and for measuring text width. Everything else is DOM, just not <table> with individual cells.
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    I do not know anything about Blazor Server app or how it works. DataGridXL is all about client-side interaction: mouse events, touch events, keyboard events etc, as such it cannot function on a server alone, if that is what you mean.
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    I have noticed your product before, very well done!
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Thank you! Appreciate it very much! Let me know what you're working on when you get to it! robbert at datagridxl.com
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Thank you. Wanted to keep it simple and lightweight. Not the biggest fan of an average React/Angular project with 200mb+ of dependencies.
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    I haven't tried using DataGridXL with a file with that many records. There is a chance that the DOM node that is used for scroll-listening grows too large and browsers cannot handle that. I suspect that is where the error comes from. H
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Thanks for your feedback. It's true, I have not made any real efforts when it comes to accessibility (apart from choosing DOM over Canvas). I would very much like to make DataGridXL as accessible as I can, but right now it is not a pri
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    Show HN: Datagridxl2.js – Fast Excel-like data table library(datagridxl.com)

    301 points by robbiejs 5y ago|104 comments
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Loved the article, thank for sharing! I remember as a kid, being a big fan of Rollercoaster Tycoon, I wanted to create my own isometric game. I made it in The Games Factory, which was a no-code drag and drop game maker tool. I remember that
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Loved the article, thank for sharing! I remember as a kid, being a big fan of Rollercoaster Tycoon, I wanted to create my own isometric game. I made it in The Games Factory, which was a no-code drag and drop game maker tool. I remember that
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Flappy Pong. Fun stuff! Well done
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Thank you!
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    Thank you, appreciate it!
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    by robbiejs 5y ago

    That is valuable feedback. I'm screenshotting this post and will be rereading it before I start redoing the article. Thank you!