Re:Show HN: Building Blocks for the Internet
by taywenbin on Monday July 31, 2023 @02:36AM
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Pretty cool! I would really like to know how would I go about creating my blocks in the future? That is a feature I'm really interested in
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Re:Show HN: Building Blocks for the Internet
by lominming on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:51AM
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Developers can create modules in Javascript very similar to writing web components or React components. The only addition is to write a declaration of the connectors (e.g. value, data, location, etc.) and use provided functions to subscribe to cell value changes.
Developers can import NPM packages, load external javascript files, use JSX, write CSS, use Typescript, etc. We will provide all the necessary tooling online so that building a module is as simple as using an online IDE like codepen. No need for downloads, building, compilation, etc.
Non-developers can also create custom modules that consist of other nested modules grouped together. We also aim to have a lightweight way for citizen developers to write modules using spreadsheet-like syntax.