Why these things always have to be so CPU intensive?
Probably because they're calculating the offset of the gradients at each step, resulting in a lot of array calculations.
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#12Do we really need a framework for this? It's some basic CSS.
Is it? I thought a lot of aspects of CSS gradients couldn't be animated?
Also, I wouldn't call this a "framework"...
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#13Why these things always have to be so CPU intensive?
How did you test?
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#14Wow it looks great on my Android phone, Chrome browser. Just wanted to know how compatible it is with other browsers there on desktop and mobile... Great work, keep it up!
Fluid on Firefox Mobile (Moto G 1st with Android M by CyanogenMod)
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#16What's the point with web animation API now?
Gradient values are unfortunately not interpolable in Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.