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Introducing Sketch: A Playground for React Native from Expo (YC S16)

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Re: Introducing Sketch: A Playground for React Native from Expo (YC S16)

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Post by tomeglenn »

jesseruder wrote: post #8
foota wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Looks great! One suggestion, I didn't notice the first time I visited the page that the modal window prompting to open the app was a modal, I thought that it required an app download. It didn't even occur to me to click somewhere else on the page and so I just closed the tab. It wasn't until I read the article that I realized you could use it on a desktop.

Ah interesting point. Maybe we could make the overlay slightly more transparent?

Or remove it entirely... You don't need to "scan" anything to "get started". So it's not even an accurate piece of guidance for the user. Or am I missing something?

Re: Introducing Sketch: A Playground for React Native from Expo (YC S16)

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Post by hbosch »

mxstbr wrote: post #19
st3v3r wrote: post #17

So, when you came up with the name, did you look in the mobile space to see if, maybe, there was another popular tool with the same name that might be confusing?

If you're talking about Exponent, this the same company. They rebranded recently, see https://blog.expo.io/exponent-expo-b172fb6725a7?gi=922dca1bc...

I think he's talking about the app Sketch[0], which is very popular amongst UI designers.

0. https://www.sketchapp.com/

Re: Introducing Sketch: A Playground for React Native from Expo (YC S16)

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Post by talmand »

mxstbr wrote: post #19
st3v3r wrote: post #17

So, when you came up with the name, did you look in the mobile space to see if, maybe, there was another popular tool with the same name that might be confusing?

If you're talking about Exponent, this the same company. They rebranded recently, see https://blog.expo.io/exponent-expo-b172fb6725a7?gi=922dca1bc...

I would think this was in reference to Sketch the design and drawing tool. I hear it's rather popular.

Re: Introducing Sketch: A Playground for React Native from Expo (YC S16)

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Post by jesseruder »

tomeglenn wrote: post #21
jesseruder wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah interesting point. Maybe we could make the overlay slightly more transparent?

Or remove it entirely... You don't need to "scan" anything to "get started". So it's not even an accurate piece of guidance for the user. Or am I missing something?

Well you either need to scan or click the "Preview" button to open up Appetize. We thought it'd be good to push people towards the mobile apps since they have better performance.

Re: Introducing Sketch: A Playground for React Native from Expo (YC S16)

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Post by swah »

jesseruder wrote: post #3

Here's an example we made using the Animated library: https://sketch.expo.io/HyobXP7oe And a basic SVG example: https://sketch.expo.io/H1ucC8Xsg

Note: the blinking Expo logo in the first example is the actual example, not a loading screen for something ;)

Took me 2 minutes to figure that out...

Re: Introducing Sketch: A Playground for React Native from Expo (YC S16)

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Post by jesseruder »

swah wrote: post #25
jesseruder wrote: post #3

Here's an example we made using the Animated library: https://sketch.expo.io/HyobXP7oe And a basic SVG example: https://sketch.expo.io/H1ucC8Xsg

Note: the blinking Expo logo in the first example is the actual example, not a loading screen for something ;) Took me 2 minutes to figure that out...

Oh the first example should be a heart that explodes when you touch it. Sounds like something went wrong loading it. Sorry about that.

Re: Introducing Sketch: A Playground for React Native from Expo (YC S16)

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Post by dabbott »

Great job Expo team! :)

I think between Sketch and Create-React-Native-App, you guys are solving the single biggest problem in React Native right now: getting started. The relatively complex environment setup really discourages newcomers. Once they try it in the browser first, they're sure to love it :) After that, Create-React-Native-App makes setting up a breeze.

I plan on using both of these things in my React Native classes, since they're going to save a lot of time and effort!

Re: Introducing Sketch: A Playground for React Native from Expo (YC S16)

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Post by brentvatne »

dabbott wrote: post #27

Great job Expo team! :) I think between Sketch and Create-React-Native-App, you guys are solving the single biggest problem in React Native right now: getting started. The relatively complex environment setup really discourages newcomers. Once they try it in the browser first, they're sure to love it :) After that, Create-React-Native-App makes setting up a breeze. I plan on using both of these things in my React Nat…

Sketch, create-react-native-app and React Native Express are a great combo I think ;)

(for people who aren't aware of it, React Native Express is a fantastic site for getting your bearings with React Native: http://www.reactnativeexpress.com/)

Re: Introducing Sketch: A Playground for React Native from Expo (YC S16)

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Post by ccheever »

dabbott wrote: post #27

Great job Expo team! :) I think between Sketch and Create-React-Native-App, you guys are solving the single biggest problem in React Native right now: getting started. The relatively complex environment setup really discourages newcomers. Once they try it in the browser first, they're sure to love it :) After that, Create-React-Native-App makes setting up a breeze. I plan on using both of these things in my React Nat…

Thank you so much!

The drag and drop components list in Sketch was partly inspired by Deco. Keep up the good work :)

Re: Introducing Sketch: A Playground for React Native from Expo (YC S16)

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Post by usaphp »

For anyone who does not understand why it always shows a QR code and a "Download from app store" buttons, there is a close button on top right corner to close that modal.

Not sure it was a great idea to always show that modal, it took me a while to figure out that I can close it, I thought it's an ios app...

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