Show HN: Building Blocks for the Internet

Re:Show HN: Building Blocks for the Internet by lominming on Monday July 31, 2023 @07:28PM (#36950296)

Yahoo Pipes (or NodeRed) are what I consider “data flow pipelines” editors. These tools have very distinct characteristics: (A) usually a single piece of data or message that (B) flows through a system in one direction with (C) distinct start and end points.

Couple of core differences with what we are building:

(1) Instead of directional data flow, we have reactive data flow. For example, in the simple utility color example, [RGB Sliders] <> [Conversion] <> [HEX Color Wheel] have data flowing bi-directionally where any modules can trigger a change. Users still have the option to decide how data flows, so data flow pipelines are just a subset of what our system can do.

(2) Beyond just data or automation, we focus heavily on UI modules, allowing users to easily express interactive creations.

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Re:Show HN: Building Blocks for the Internet by esafak on Monday July 31, 2023 @07:36PM (#36950375)

This is not obvious. I would show an icon, maybe a question mark, that explains what it is. Or embed the editor the home page and let users go full screen or open a new window.

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Re:Show HN: Building Blocks for the Internet by lominming on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:22AM (#36952642)

Thank you for the feedback. Did you by any chance manage to connect the first 2 cells? Once you do that, it will reveal a lot more content, with a more "regular" home page that you can scroll down.

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