[gabigrin]

Hey, author here. Thanks!

When I started Flyde, the underlying visual programming language powering Flowcode, I went for DOM as it was the simplest solution to get something working. I was sure a rewrite to WebGL/Canvas would be needed to be performant, but we managed to render pretty complex flows and leverage the ever-growing React ecosystem. Also, react-flow was in its infancy when I started, but even later, as it evolved, I still prefer to have full control over the experience. I strongly believe that the editor and the ergonomics of the "language" are inseparable, and if you want to build something truly great, you have to control the experience end-to-end.

I do think one day WebGL/canvas might be required to take the editor to the next level. One example I always think of is this one - https://xai-primer.com/tool/ It's a great UX solution for nested flows (something Flowcode supports). But as long as I can stay with DOM, the better.

Re: deepwiki - thanks for that! very cool website and LLM usage