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Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library

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Post by slig » Wed, Oct 23, 2013, 4:37 PM UTC

Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library
snapsvg.io

Re: Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library

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Post by jadit2 » Wed, Oct 23, 2013, 4:56 PM UTC

Be sure to also follow our Twitter account @snapsvg for updates!

-JD @jonathanAdunlap

Re: Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library

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Post by teleclimber » Wed, Oct 23, 2013, 5:10 PM UTC

Libraries like this come up on HN on a regular basis it seems. As I read through the site I kept asking myself "this looks great and all, but can I depend on it in the long term?".

Then I came across the "about" section where it says it was created by the creator of Raphael.js[1].

Say no more.. I'm in!

[1] http://raphaeljs.com/

Re: Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library

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Post by nraynaud » Wed, Oct 23, 2013, 5:23 PM UTC

I find a bit strange not to have contributed in svg.js ( http://www.svgjs.com/ ). Not Invented Here ?

Re: Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library

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Post by zyang » Wed, Oct 23, 2013, 5:25 PM UTC

Is svg serialization supported? I looked in the doc but couldn't find anything.

*Edit - toString()?

Re: Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library

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Post by ep103 » Wed, Oct 23, 2013, 5:31 PM UTC

I feel like whenever one of these gets posted, it should have a compare / contrast with d3.js

Re: Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library

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Post by spicyj » Wed, Oct 23, 2013, 5:32 PM UTC

I had a really time figuring out what this is, but the "Getting Started" page shows off the API a bit. Wonder why they didn't just call it Raphael 3.0.

Re: Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library

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Post by danso » Wed, Oct 23, 2013, 5:33 PM UTC

teleclimber wrote: post #3

Libraries like this come up on HN on a regular basis it seems. As I read through the site I kept asking myself "this looks great and all, but can I depend on it in the long term?". Then I came across the "about" section where it says it was created by the creator of Raphael.js[1]. Say no more.. I'm in! [1] http://raphaeljs.com/

I came across the snapsvg announcement in a Tweet by the creator:

https://twitter.com/DmitryBaranovsk/status/39305298289322393...

> Here we go: new SVG library from Adobe by yours truly Snap.svg. Snapsvg.io

I didn't know Dmitry was Raphael's creator nor that he was working for Adobe. So all I saw was "Adobe" and thought "Flash" and then, "Nah"

Re: Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library

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Post by danso » Wed, Oct 23, 2013, 5:35 PM UTC

ep103 wrote: post #6

I feel like whenever one of these gets posted, it should have a compare / contrast with d3.js

The OP's description makes it pretty clear. This is a library that seems specifically geared toward those who create SVGs in programs like Illustrator. That it is described as "jQuery for SVGs" should imply that it serves a different need than D3, as one usually does not call or think of D3 as the "jQuery for SVG data visualizations"

Re: Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library

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Post by slig » Wed, Oct 23, 2013, 5:38 PM UTC

spicyj wrote: post #7

I had a really time figuring out what this is, but the "Getting Started" page shows off the API a bit. Wonder why they didn't just call it Raphael 3.0.

Raphael has a really complex abstraction that does loads of magic to make it work on IE.

So I'm guessing this way they can map directly to SVG and not worry about breaking APIs and compatibility.