sawka

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by sawka 5y ago
One of the best parts of Hibiki is how you can encapsulate functionality easily into libraries (even 3rd party JS like D3). Even if the library requires JavaScript to create, using it looks just like HTML with custom tags. Once more funct
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by sawka 5y ago
I'm hoping to wrap some of the big UI libraries, like bootstrap, bulma, semantic ui, etc. into Hibiki libraries. Hopefully also get some nice tables, charts, data viewers, and dashboard widgets as well. Once this happens, the hope is
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by sawka 5y ago
This project spun out of my startup https://dashborg.net and I'm hoping to create a hosted SaaS service out of it with security/authentication and maybe some other premium features. I don't have that service yet,
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by sawka 5y ago
htmx is really cool, but definitely different. Hibiki is a lot heavier and so it is more appropriate for internal tools, prototypes, dashboards, etc. as opposed to fast/quick consumer facing sites. Also Hibiki "renders" data
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by sawka 5y ago
Totally understand. I went back and forth many times around the license. I figured I could always open it up more in the future. Happy to clarify use cases or write a proprietary license if need be if a particular corp is worried. Also,
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by sawka 5y ago
That's true. It isn't just webpack though, it is for engineers who know HTML or have a backend set up (Django, PHP, Flask, etc.) and just want to add some quick frontend functionality without diving into the JavaScript universe.
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by sawka 5y ago
You still have to know a lot of JavaScript to get Angular working. The hope for Hibiki is for backend/devops engineers and data scientists who aren't JS experts (I've worked with many of these types in the past). Hibiki pro
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by sawka 5y ago
You can download the script and host it yourself, or serve it locally. I just put it on CloudFlare so it is easy if you don't want to host it yourself. Totally understand the Tree Shaking problem, but the intent is not to use this for
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by sawka 5y ago
Ya, I understand your concern, and I may change the license going forward if it causes too much confusion. The intent is that those use cases would be totally fine (unless 3rd party users are literally writing Hibiki HTML code). My intent
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by sawka 5y ago
React, Angular, Vue, all require you to set up a JavaScript environment -- npm, webpack, babel, etc. to use beyond any trivial examples (you'll need webpack to pull libraries). Hibiki is designed so that it works without all that set
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