[barnaclejive]

I'm so confused.

"Build interactive web apps"

"Create bespoke tools"

Any examples besides weird shapes?

[jpomykala]

Maybe weird shapes is the future of web? Forget about JS and React. This is future old man.

[pjmlp]

That is already here, since 2003, provided there is enough budget,

https://www.outsystems.com/

[jspash]

Maybe it's for creating NFTs? Every one I've seen so far is hideous yet "priceless".

Like the old saying: During a gold rush, sell shovels.

[goatlover]

CSS regions back from the dead?

[breakfastduck]

This isn't necessarily made for building enterprise web apps or social media sites.

There always seems to be a complete absence of appreciation for value to artists on HN. This is very clearly a creative tool first and foremost.

[HotVector]

Almost all 3D softwares have ways to write shaders with node based programming. If that is how this is being posed, there is nothing special to this.

[breakfastduck]

Not with web tech. I could argue there are numerous systems available to program vsts and other audio plugins visually, but maxMSP still adds something unique and useful.

[pharke]

I think it has other uses, being able to attach visualizations to data processing code is very helpful especially if it's simple to just drop in something like a histogram. It would be even nicer to have a way to scrub through the processed items and see them displayed in an easy to read format on the screen as you do so. Cypress allows this to a degree by recording the visual state of a page as tests are run and lets you hover over the output and see the layout change as you scroll up and down.