Tangle is a JavaScript library for creating reactive documents.
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HN comment orderMy first thought was "this is pretty cool!" but wondering who actually needs it. I then had the realization that this is, in fact, a very different way of data expression. It would force you to think not only about what you are saying, but how you are saying it and how to demonstrate the ideas within the text of the document itself and not simply say "Refer to fig 1.1". This could truly present a new way of displaying…
I remember seeing this several years ago, and was thoroughly impressed. The gentleman who wrote this library used it in an interactive essay called "Ladder of Abstraction." [1] Here is its previous HN discussion: [2] [1] http://worrydream.com/LadderOfAbstraction/ [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3099595
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-14 | Tangle: a JavaScript library for reactive documents | paramaggarwal | 8 | 0 |
| 2011-10-12 | Tangle: JS library for reactive documents | DanielRibeiro | 3 | 0 |
| 2011-10-21 | Tangle is a JavaScript library for creating reactive documents.First breakout · Best thread | jsavimbi | 440 | 62 |
| 2013-07-08 | Tangle: a JavaScript library for reactive documentsLatest 20+ point return | bpierre | 435 | 70 |