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Re: Deco Software – React Native IDE

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Post by niftylettuce »

gorkemyurt wrote: post #47
niftylettuce wrote: post #42

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Here's how you prototype: npm install -g react-native react-native init myproject cd myproject # open xcode simulator or android emulator # make changes to index.ios.js and read the damn docs # otherwise you end up dragging slides and dragging drop # having no idea what actually goes on behind the scenes # when if you learned what went on behind the scenes # you could code so so much faster and have so much more cont…

so i need to learn IOS and Android development to learn what's going on behind the scenes as well? Ideally right? But that's definitely not a prerequisite of building RN apps. Abstractions are great if its done well..

It is so sad to see people on Hacker News with so much potential, but take the easy route out, and end up with nothing.

Re: Deco Software – React Native IDE

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Post by maaaats »

niftylettuce wrote: post #43

You guys are fools to use something like this. Just read the damn docs. This is like selling candy to kids, when the candy is actually bad for you.

Why the hate? I see 8 negative comments from you in this thread. Edit: 13 by the time I finished writing this post.

Re: Deco Software – React Native IDE

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Post by niftylettuce »

OR you could just install react native CLI tools, then use the BUILT IN hot module reloading (which is basically like LiveReload for web editing), and just do it yourself without this bloated piece of thing.

Look how beautiful these docs are:

https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started...

Now would you rather rely on something that one person made? Or would you rely on a huge group of amazing folks, which would GLADLY help you with your project, such as the folks from Discord channel or ExponentJS on Slack.

http://slack.exponentjs.com/

Re: Deco Software – React Native IDE

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Post by paste0x78 »

daverecycles wrote: post #4
daverecycles wrote: post #3

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Please send me an email at dchen@decosoftware.com and I'll look into it. We're having trouble reproducing the issue in Firefox. Thanks!

We figured it out and it should work on Firefox now. Thanks for reporting the issue! :)

Yep I can confirm that its working. No problem :)

Re: Deco Software – React Native IDE

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Post by niftylettuce »

maaaats wrote: post #52
niftylettuce wrote: post #43

You guys are fools to use something like this. Just read the damn docs. This is like selling candy to kids, when the candy is actually bad for you.

Why the hate? I see 8 negative comments from you in this thread. Edit: 13 by the time I finished writing this post.

There are a lot of fanboy lurkers that downvote me because they are friends of the OP on here. That's why. The hate is because I am so frustrated with all the scrubs on here that praise this thing when they could just use the amazing tools that Facebook and the open source crowd made to do this themselves, actually learning to code and think. Instead of dragging sliders and stuff. There is built in LiveReloading into React Native now even. This is a useless layer for noobs is the message I am trying to get across, that will leave you with an app that needs rewritten from scratch.

Re: Deco Software – React Native IDE

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Post by redsummer »

I'm disappointed they still kept the code element in. Everybody knows that things like control flow, variable types, functions etc can easily be represented visually. There is no need for code. But programmers have the esoteric textual knowledge, so they guard it and don't want to give it up. It's like the early church and academia keeping everything in Latin.

Re: Deco Software – React Native IDE

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Post by maaaats »

niftylettuce wrote: post #55
maaaats wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why the hate? I see 8 negative comments from you in this thread. Edit: 13 by the time I finished writing this post.

There are a lot of fanboy lurkers that downvote me because they are friends of the OP on here. That's why. The hate is because I am so frustrated with all the scrubs on here that praise this thing when they could just use the amazing tools that Facebook and the open source crowd made to do this themselves, actually learning to code and think. Instead of dragging sliders and stuff. There is built in LiveReloading into…

> There are a lot of fanboy lurkers that downvote me because they are friends of the OP on here.

FYI: I'm not a friend of OP but are down voting most of your posts here. If something, you look like the fanboy here.

I now see elsewhere that you are an active react native developer. You should be happy for people building a community around the platform, shouldn't you?

Re: Deco Software – React Native IDE

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Post by underwater »

niftylettuce wrote: post #36

As a HEAVILY involved React Native developer, I am strongly suggesting you to NOT use Deco Software. It's pointless. Get Vim or Atom editor if you want to build a React Native app. There are CLI tools anyways to make your life easier. Your hardest battle will be you needing to afford a new computer to be able to run both the iOS simulator and Android simulator (or Genymotion) all at the same time. HMR reloading is al…

I disagree. This seems to strike a good balance between ease of use and power. It offers a visual tool for layout while still placing the code front and center.
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