[HN Gopher] Graphite - open-source raster and vector 2D graphics...
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       Graphite - open-source raster and vector 2D graphics editor written
       in Rust
        
       Author : ushakov
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2022-03-14 17:46 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (graphite.rs)
 (TXT) w3m dump (graphite.rs)
        
       | lastdong wrote:
       | This looks great. Love the docs, task board, community and
       | philosophy (focus on good UI/UX, rust for speed). Congrats! Good
       | luck in gaining traction for the project!
        
       | galt_drakkor wrote:
       | I suspect impending name change due to trademark conflict.
       | Ashlar-Vellum has a product called Graphite that is 2d/3d CAD.
       | 
       | I don't like it when there are similarly named products in the
       | same product category.
        
       | ncmncm wrote:
       | I am pleased to see that it works in my browser (in a VM on
       | Qubes) that has no access to WebGL or WebGPU.
       | 
       | But, "written in Rust" is a distraction anywhere except for a
       | library meant to be called from Rust programs, or where you
       | should be surprised it could be achieved at all in the language.
       | We all know that Rust can work for this sort of thing.
        
       | no_time wrote:
       | The rust fetishism feels so off in this case. You don't see
       | "built with qml" taking up 1/10th of the page on Krita's
       | frontapge
        
         | whateveracct wrote:
         | I don't think it's that bad. It's so far down.
         | 
         | And it's fair to call it out. Rust is new & a sub community of
         | software with a shared set of values & ideals.
         | 
         | I'd call out stuff built with Haskell for similar reasons.
         | There is a community aspect to it that is undeniable.
        
         | pzone wrote:
         | They're probably marketing to potential contributors as much as
         | to users at this point.
        
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