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2016-03-23
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grounded_sage15:03:29

Where does the Braid system sit when compared to the new untangled web framework. Wondering whether there is a possibility to align with Untangled to benefit from more open source contributors. Just a thought.

grounded_sage15:03:00

I also really need to up my knowledge with ClojureScript & Om. Is learning React from the official website that critical or can you sufficiently get by just picking up Om? Then learning React later.

rafd15:03:44

Braid uses om.now, Untangled is om.next; (Braid was started before om.next was a thing) I'm still on the fence with om.next (built a few small projects with it), I'm actually leaning more towards reagent, but TBD... om.now works fine

rafd15:03:21

Untangled is a bit too early to be able to decide yet, if anything, we can use similar libraries; also, I tend to prefer libraries over frameworks

rafd15:03:02

IMO priorities for Braid are first-time user experience, polish, and soon... extensions and mobile clients

rafd15:03:49

I want to avoid refactoring the entire code-base to use <new-lib> with no end-user benefit just yet

rafd15:03:21

but I'm open to it, it's just not on my personal roadmap

rafd15:03:25

re: React, I learned it by using Om. It may be worth scanning through their intro docs, especially with regards to the component lifecycle.

rafd15:03:51

(I had a friend ask me for help with React a few months ago, and I figured... since I'd been using om for over a year at that point, I should be able to help... heh... barely... stock React does so little (ex. with regards to shouldComponentUpdate, which om takes care of for you))

grounded_sage15:03:26

OK thanks for the tips. I'll remember to check out component lifecycle. re: Untangled was just a thought I'm going to be looking into it for my personal projects I'm sure it will help me a lot. Interested in your views on the whole Reagent vs Om thing as well.

grounded_sage15:03:32

Also I totally get your point on just getting things in a much more nicer place before doing any major refactors.

rafd17:03:27

re: Untangled, if you're still new to all the components, it can be easier to understand them by starting with one (say, om) and then adding the others on as you need them...

grounded_sage20:03:05

Yea That's the plan :) I'm not doing a serious look into it as its not stable yet and I wouldn't understand any of it. But it's good to get an idea of a future path. Like if I wanted to use/learn Luminus I would learn Reagent instead of Om.

rafd20:03:56

btw @grounded_sage if you ever want to pair with James or I, just let us know