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Re:Show HN: TypeIt – A Versatile JavaScript Animated Typing ... by tqwhite on Sunday August 22, 2021 @09:02AM (#28265142)
Why? Is the point to show typing animation?

Maybe I'm dumb. What's the use case?

Re:Show HN: TypeIt – A Versatile JavaScript Animated Typing ... by quickthrower2 on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @01:27PM (#28292110)
Often used for headings to demonstrate how versatile a product is.

For example if I am selling a cup the heading would be typed out:

Awesome cup! Perfect for coffee.

Then coffee gets backspaced out and it types tea.

Then that gets backspaced out and it types hot chocolate

Etc.

Re:Show HN: TypeIt – A Versatile JavaScript Animated Typing ... by logankeenan on Sunday August 22, 2021 @09:41AM (#28265380)
I use a typing library in my app to showcase the different things that might be typed into a text field. It draws attention to that particular spot in the app too.
Re:Show HN: TypeIt – A Versatile JavaScript Animated Typing ... by inetsee on Sunday August 22, 2021 @10:03AM (#28265539)
A lot of programming tutorials on Youtube animate the typing in of text. That was the first (and only so far) use case that I thought of.