New strategy or way for the compiler (e.g. convert to vue / react / lit 2)

[kaesar]

I find a great potential for Riot because is simple, near to HTML, mature and it has a template-style.
I think, to become a more popular technology, Riot can take features from others technologies, for example...

• How about if it is possible to convert riot directly to vue ? Perhaps you can use Quasar Framework or other UI Frameworks based on Vue and its community, and get finally an update for Storybook project.
• Or how about if it is possible to convert riot to hyperapp ? Perhaps you can get small components and faster (I imagine that the compiler could be more clear, like hyperapp).
• Or how about if it is possible to convert riot to wasm using an hyperapp version made with AssemblyScript ? Perhaps you can get Wasm (and hyperapp is tiny, just 1kb).
• Or how about if it is possible to make a riot target for mitosis ? That project is a jsx-lite technology that convert to several targets like Vue and React, besides it has a Figma plugin
• Or how about if it is possible to convert riot to react ? Then you put Riot as a template-style for React applications, or for a blog using Astro

I am trying to make a new programming language mainly for backend, and perhaps for frontend could be great to use Riot (even mixed with Capacitor for Web Natives apps or Mobile). Now this Programming Language is just an specification that you can find here (ABCode) ...

What do you think about a new strategy or alternative to Riot-Compiler ? At least one of them ? :)

[GianlucaGuarini]

@kaesar thank you for your feedback. I ill try to answer to all your points

How about if it is possible to convert riot directly to vue ? Perhaps you can use Quasar Framework or other UI Frameworks based on Vue and its community, and get finally an update for Storybook project.

I don't understand the use case for it. If someone picked Riot.js probably he/she decided to skip over other frameworks like Vue. I don't think providing crossframework support is in general a good idea, javascritpt APIs break also on minor releases and maintaining such a compiler will become soon a nightmare.

Or how about if it is possible to convert riot to hyperapp ? Perhaps you can get small components and faster (I imagine that the compiler could be more clear, like hyperapp).

Riot.js is not a meta framework like Svelte, it provides a runtime. Hyperapp is vdom based and the idea to render html without using jsx is by design.

Or how about if it is possible to convert riot to wasm using an hyperapp version made with AssemblyScript ? Perhaps you can get Wasm (and hyperapp is tiny, just 1kb).

This has already been done almost 2 years ago https://github.com/geofmureithi-zz/riot-rs-wasm. I don't believe wasm webcomponents will be any faster than plain js (see Riot.js vs yew https://rawgit.com/krausest/js-framework-benchmark/master/webdriver-ts-results/table.html)

Or how about if it is possible to make a riot target for mitosis ? That project is a jsx-lite technology that convert to several targets like Vue and React, besides it has a Figma plugin

These are great ideas. Feel free to help us on that. Ping us if you need help to set up those projects.

Or how about if it is possible to convert riot to react ? Then you put Riot as a template-style for React applications, or for a blog using Astro

See my first answer

Thank you for your questions and your ideas, I am looking forward to seeing the community driven projects that could produce Riot.js components

[kaesar]

Thanks a lot @GianlucaGuarini ,
I hope clarify my points...

"I don't understand the use case for it..." (About convert to Vue)

It's ok. I was trying to connect with others technologies with Riot 5/6 using Vue because are similar tecnologies, for example, connect Riot 5/6 with Storybook and frameworks like Quasar, even Astro and Figma (plugin)

"Riot.js is not a meta framework like Svelte, it provides a runtime. Hyperapp is vdom based..." (About convert to Hyperapp)

It's ok. I just was imagining that the compiler could be more clear, like hyperapp, a way to manipulate a json nodes more easy, or may be I need better information to understand the compiler.

"This has already been done almost 2 years ago..." (About convert to Wasm)

Absolutely. I took a look to that library en definitely is better Javascript. The point here is to get a binary with Wasm and I thought a way using hyperapp but it's ok

"These are great ideas. Feel free to help us on that. Ping us if you need help to set up those projects." (About Mitosis project)

I think so and thanks for your support, I don't know if I can start it because recently I got a job and have another personal projects in my spare time.

"See my first answer" (About convert to React)

It's ok. I was trying to connect with others technologies with Riot 5/6 using React, for example Astro, or simply put a template-style over React, so you can connect with more technologies...

Or perhaps, put Riot over Lit 2 (now supported by Google)

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Finally I think: Riot can take features from others technologies or your compiler could be more readable (that was my point)...
And I want to feel strong to bet on Riot in new projects as in the past, like in a project that I made called OnMind (is not currently active). I mean, Riot have a great potential yet, even for Mobile.

Thanks again, I appreciate your attention and time. If you consider some thing about it could be great.
I want to share with you my article about Riot here (I have more in Spanish)