Hotwire: HTML over the Wire

Re:Hotwire: HTML over the Wire by codethief on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @04:10PM (#25511289)

In case anyone from Basecamp sees this thread:

The introductory video is far too long, far too technical (I know a lot about web dev but don't know a lick of Ruby or Rails) and far too fast to follow. I was really interested in Hotwire because of the comments here and now… not so much anymore.

(Which of course doesn't say anything about the quality of the tech. I just thought I'd post my first impression of the website.)

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Re:Hotwire: HTML over the Wire by stevenhuang on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @12:13AM (#25514595)

Really? Well I'll be one to chime in that I found it perfectly follow-able and was able to get a quick high level understanding of what this is.

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Re:Hotwire: HTML over the Wire by nickjj on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @04:43PM (#25511633)

I'm not from Basecamp but it's interesting you mentioned it's too fast. I noticed that too and this is coming from someone who listens and watches everything at 2x speed.

I've seen a lot of DHH's talks and demos and never had a problem listening to them at 2x. This is the only time where it feels like he scripted out the entire video word for word and then talked over a screen recording that was recorded separately from his voice. This video sounds nothing like what he normally sounds like (both tone and speed). I really wonder if he recorded this in a booth.

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Re:Hotwire: HTML over the Wire by mrblues on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @05:21PM (#25512022)

I agree. the video is terrible, nothing like the original Rails introduction screencast

the tech is dope

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