Mithril.js 2.0 Released

#1

Post by mesaframe » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 6:57 PM UTC

Mithril.js 2.0 Released
github.com

Re: Mithril.js 2.0 Released

#2

Post by ydnaclementine » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 7:07 PM UTC

big user of mithril is lichess, in both web and mobile app

Re: Mithril.js 2.0 Released

#3

Post by CharlesW » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 7:23 PM UTC

This seems like a significant release, so it's a shame that there's nothing in the changelog or on the interwebs at large that tells me why it matters. Does anyone know?

Re: Mithril.js 2.0 Released

#4

Post by smuemd » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 7:53 PM UTC

CharlesW wrote: post #3

This seems like a significant release, so it's a shame that there's nothing in the changelog or on the interwebs at large that tells me why it matters. Does anyone know?

From v1: https://mithril.js.org/migration-v1x.html#migrating-from-v1x

Re: Mithril.js 2.0 Released

#5

Post by apitman » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 7:53 PM UTC

Mithril is fantastic. I think it does a great job of giving you the 20% of features that cover 80% of what you need to do for a solid web app.

Re: Mithril.js 2.0 Released

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Post by smuemd » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 7:54 PM UTC

smuemd wrote: post #4

CharlesW wrote: post #3

This seems like a significant release, so it's a shame that there's nothing in the changelog or on the interwebs at large that tells me why it matters. Does anyone know?

From v1: https://mithril.js.org/migration-v1x.html#migrating-from-v1x

From v0.2: https://mithril.js.org/migration-v02x.html

Re: Mithril.js 2.0 Released

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Post by toastercat » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 8:52 PM UTC

Huge congrats to the Mithril team. Been using Mithril for over two years now. I credit Mithril and its amazing community for making me the front-end developer I am today. When the massive amount of tooling and plugins for React overwhelmed me, the simplicity of Mithril and its focus on JavaScript fundamentals saved me and helped me gain a better understanding of modern JavaScript UI frameworks.

If you're curious, I highly recommend giving Mithril a shot, if not just for a simple toy project. The Gitter chat (https://gitter.im/mithriljs/mithril.js) is also always active and full of great people.

Re: Mithril.js 2.0 Released

#8

Post by simplify » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 9:08 PM UTC

Mithril is a true work of art. Rendering, routing, and XHR are all provided in a bundle under 10kb. All pure JavaScript with no compilation needed. Closure-style components that make React Hooks look wholly unnecessary. And the list goes on.

So many correct decisions made, slowly and carefully, by a fantastic community that values discovering the right way to do things above all else.

Re: Mithril.js 2.0 Released

#9

Post by oceanghost » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 10:35 PM UTC

Can someone explain what Mithril is and why I might want it? Not a troll.

Re: Mithril.js 2.0 Released

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Post by grzm » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 10:39 PM UTC

oceanghost wrote: post #9

Can someone explain what Mithril is and why I might want it? Not a troll.

https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/blob/next/README.md#...

> ”What is Mithril?”

> ”A modern client-side Javascript framework for building Single Page Applications. It's small (9.55 KB gzipped), fast and provides routing and XHR utilities out of the box.”