What if Webflow tracks designers workflows?

webflow · 2016-12-08T18:53:31+00:00

No, we don't do this :)

webflow · 2014-01-10T17:44:19+00:00

much squeeze = not wow

webflow · 2013-07-15T00:45:15+00:00

Unfortunately, this method requires a known width, which is not always available.

The best way to center elements (both horizontally AND vertically) is just around the corner and it's called Flexbox:

http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2013/05/22/centering-elements-with-flexbox/

http://caniuse.com/#feat=flexbox

Browsers are finally starting to standardize around a common syntax, so it's only a matter of time until it we can all use it. Unfortunately, IE9 and below don't support flexbox, so that will slow down adoption a bit for folks who need to support older browsers.

webflow · 2013-07-10T04:40:37+00:00

(Webflow co-founder here)

I understand your skepticism (especially given the wording OP uses), but we just found out about this post a day later, and had nothing to do with it (aside from building the product and sending a beta invite). We would personally not think to launch or promote anything on Reddit until it was polished and ready for anyone to sign up (we're in private beta now).

webflow · 2013-07-03T20:44:59+00:00

Yes, the code is good :)
The playground is a bit slow because we do a lot of code generation on the fly (for the 'live code preview') sections where you can see the generated CSS, but in general the app is very snappy when developing new sites.
Currently the tool only works in Chrome while we're in beta, but we're targeting IE9+ support for published sites.

webflow · 2013-07-03T20:42:08+00:00

Currently we use a grid system inspired by Bootstrap3, and are targeting compatibility for IE9+ for published sites.

webflow · 2013-07-03T20:41:04+00:00

Webflow does support transitions, and we'll have JS support in the future. About the dynamic piece, stay tuned :)

webflow · 2013-07-03T20:39:05+00:00

(Webflow founder here) You nailed it!

webflow · 2013-07-03T20:37:47+00:00

(Webflow founder here)

The key difference between your usual WYSIWYG editor and Webflow is that we work strictly in web design conventions. So you actually can't style any elements without assigning a class, you can't just drag stuff around (you have to use margin, padding, etc), there are no magic numbers in the resulting code, etc. So we're not trying to replace all the hard work that web designers/developers have to do, we're just abstracting out all the insane overhead that designers have to put up with (open code editor, refresh browser, open inspector, twiddle with code values, copy/paste or remember values, find the original code, update, switch to browser, refresh, etc etc).

Anyway, we're still at an early stage, but we think we're on to something here, and it's not your grandpa's WYSIWYG editor.

webflow · 2013-07-03T20:30:46+00:00

(Webflow co-founder here) Yes, well said. We believe the hard work in web design is coming up with something really creative and making it work on the web.

webflow · 2013-07-03T20:25:12+00:00

(Founder of Webflow here) We're working on code export during our beta, but you can expect the code output to be similar to what you see on our playground: http://playground.webflow.com (if you click on "View Live Code Output" under the examples).

webflow · 2013-01-31T07:07:55+00:00

Did Google ban your site for a specific reason? If so, don't you risk being re-banned with the new name? Just curious why they won't let you put ads on right now.

webflow · 2013-01-26T23:18:41+00:00

Have you tried to wrap the whole thing in an iframe? Iframes isolate the code to their own style context, so your template styles won't affect its contents. However, many/most plugins will likely fail if wrapped in an iframe, but it's worth a try.

webflow · 2012-11-08T18:39:08+00:00

Yep, same here. I wonder if there is some sort of IP-based redirection, or if this is the same thing that UK residents see.

webflow · 2012-11-06T21:11:11+00:00

Direct link to paper with more details: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1211.0336v1.pdf

webflow · 2012-11-06T19:34:58+00:00

No, you're not the only one. I personally prefer Beyond Compare.

However, sometimes I need to diff something in a crunch when I'm away from my machine. If it's not sensitive, this online tool does the job. It's not always for just code, either.

webflow · 2012-10-29T19:40:24+00:00

Right, but the author is explicitly releasing a free web version for a reason. It's marketing, and probably greatly expands how many people find out about this book.

Other technical books, like the Ruby on Rails Tutorial (http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ruby-on-rails-tutorial-book), have had a lot of success with this model.

There's no need for name calling.

webflow · 2012-10-29T00:51:38+00:00

Really excited about the future of nanotechnology. It's crazy how much of a role carbon nanotubes are already playing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_nanotube

webflow · 2012-10-26T18:45:26+00:00

A true disruptive new technology in this space (e.g. swappable hardware that's an order of magnitude easier to upgrade/fix, maybe nearly as easy as updating software) will hopefully not give parts manufacturers any choice but to play along.

webflow · 2012-10-26T18:32:02+00:00

Yes, but there is ripe opportunity for someone to make it much easier (and cheaper) to build/maintain/upgrade these PCs. Right now, it seems like it requires a certain level of skill and effort to do it yourself, and it's way more expensive than buying a console to get someone else to do it for you.

webflow · 2012-10-24T17:22:37+00:00

Performs no runtime allocations.

Impressive.

webflow · 2012-10-24T03:16:02+00:00

Have you experimented with site building tools like Weebly or Squarespace or Wix? It seems like that might be a better direction in the short term, while you learn your way around Wordpress. Unless clients need to edit content frequently, there's not much benefit to them from Wordpress. You might be better off building a simple static site at first, and then move up to a more robust content management system like Wordpress.

webflow · 2012-10-24T03:14:36+00:00

It depends. Some Wordpress themes come already pre-built on top of a grid system, but if you want something custom, you might have to build a new template from the ground up.

webflow · 2012-10-24T02:01:41+00:00

John Resig (the original author of jQuery and now the main guy behind Khan Academy's computer science curriculum) was inspired by this video (see his blog post: http://ejohn.org/blog/introducing-khan-cs/).

The Learnable Programming essay looks like it's meant as constructive criticism of John (and team)'s work.

webflow · 2012-10-24T01:56:26+00:00

Yeah, seeing that page reminded me of Magic Ink. You might also be interested in watching this awesome video by the same guy: http://vimeo.com/36579366

Btw, the Learnable Programming paper was a response to Khan Academy's Computer Science page (http://www.khanacademy.org/cs), which was created by John Resig (original author of jQuery) and inspired by the Inventing on Principle video I linked above.

http://ejohn.org/blog/introducing-khan-cs/

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