Coming Soon: Faster, 100% Backwards-Compatible MagicMirror Alternative

[joshwilsonvu]

@BKeyport You mean merging these new features into the original project? Theoretically it should be possible, but as it comes with significant internal changes, it would be up to Michael. In the long run, it might be best to merge them so that the new React modules could work for current MagicMirror users, but this will be experimental for some time.

Maybe it could live on another branch so users could type git checkout experimental to opt into the new features.

[sdetweil]

@joshwilsonvu

Maybe it could live on another branch so users could type git checkout experimental to opt into the new features.

certainly this would be a good approach

[joshwilsonvu]

In any case, it will probably be available first as a separate repository, for ironing out bugs.

I’m debating whether to “hide” a lot of the code by putting it into an installable npm package, to leave it all in the repository, or somewhere in between. What’s more important: allowing users to see all of the code easily, or keeping it simple by hiding some of the complexity under the hood?

[sdetweil]

@joshwilsonvu if u can package it, wouldn’t be bad… just look in another folder…
just don’t min it

[cowboysdude]

Very interesting… very. Keep us updated! Thanks

[ezarlive]

@joshwilsonvu said in Coming Soon: Faster, 100% Backwards-Compatible MagicMirror Alternative:

create-react-app

+1

[joshwilsonvu]

@ezarlive it uses a fork of create-react-app under the hood so all of the same features (and ones that come out in the future) will be there. Hoping to make developing a module a perfect starter project for people interested in React.