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Re:Show HN: React Flow – library for creating node based edi... by chrisweekly on Monday April 19, 2021 @11:55AM (#26864188)

Yikes; alternate uses for _two_ already-overloaded terms ("flow" and "node") in the tagline? Naming things isn't _that_ hard. Less of a nitpick and more of a red flag wrt wisdom and experience of the lib's authors.

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Re:Show HN: React Flow – library for creating node based edi... by shakow on Monday April 19, 2021 @01:30PM (#26865545)

> and "node"

“Node-based interface” is common for that kind of UI though, the author didn't invent it. It's a shame that NodeJS chose such a common word as its name, but “node” can't be erased from CS just because NodeJS exists (one would have to remove graph theory, cluster grapes, many UIs concepts [tree UI, nodes UI, ...], many 3D jargon, etc.).

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Re:Show HN: React Flow – library for creating node based edi... by httgp on Monday April 19, 2021 @08:46PM (#26869516)

I think it will be constructive if you can provide the authors some alternative terms they could use instead.

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