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Open-source Visual JavaScript platform – TotalJS

by redindian75 on 1/19/21, 9:51 PM with 6 comments

• by stareatgoats on 1/20/21, 2:03 PM

  This project looks awesome; MIT with a near complete feature set included both on the server and the client. Like Laravel for JavaScript. The video was terrible though (IMO) TBH, too aggressive.

  Just from a superficial glance and assuming there is nothing fishy in the code, I'm wondering why this hasn't received more traction. A case of NIH? Granted, one could argue Laravel got where they are much thanks to the unique publicity talent of the people involved.

• by zubairq on 1/20/21, 11:59 AM

  Very nice, as the maker of a platform called "Visual Javascript" at first I thought someone had posted my project (https://github.com/yazz/visualjavascript), but I stand humbled. TotalJS looks far more awesome. And I loved the video! Great stuff!

• by nailer on 1/20/21, 6:29 PM

  I'm on the Getting Started page. How do I actually get started?

  https://docs.totaljs.com/welcome/40d63002wc50c/

  I've watched the Vimeo video, but that's an ad, not a tutorial.

  What do I install to get that node diagram? How do I make Hello World?

• by redindian75 on 1/20/21, 6:46 PM

  Not connected with the project - but came across this https://builder.totaljs.com/

• by qu-everything on 1/20/21, 1:46 PM

  spent 5 min on there, couldn't figure out (and still can't) what it's about...