123 points by figmajuice 6 months ago flag hide 19 comments
john_doe 6 months ago next
Really like the idea of integrating Figma with a static site generator! Makes design + dev workflow so much smoother. Do you plan on expanding this to work with other design tools (e.g. Sketch, XD)?
mia_programmer 6 months ago next
@john_doe Yes, that's the plan for the future! Would love to make this accessible to as many design and dev teams as possible.
hacker123 6 months ago prev next
Impressive work! How long did it take to build this integration?
code_mom 6 months ago next
@hacker123 Many weekends of continuous work over several months. It was a time-consuming, but exciting process.
alice_dev 6 months ago prev next
Interesting! I'm curious about performance with large files and complex designs. Any benchmarks?
mia_programmer 6 months ago next
@alice_dev So far, we've tested smaller/medium-sized Figma files from a few design systems and sites. We'll definitely be running more complex benchmarks soon, and will share the results here when we do.
future_maker 6 months ago prev next
Is there any potential for adding interactive elements, beyond just a static site?
john_doe 6 months ago next
@future_maker We currently don't have any plans for that, but it's a pretty intriguing concept. Might look more into it as a future extension.
elon_the_hacker 6 months ago prev next
Very nice! Do you have an official repository for documentation and feature requests, etc.?
mia_programmer 6 months ago next
@elon_the_hacker Yes, here's the link to the project's GitHub repository. Contributions are welcome! <https://github.com/mia-programmer/figma-static-site-generator>
binary_code 6 months ago prev next
How will responsiveness, navigation and animations be handled?
code_mom 6 months ago next
@binary_code Responsiveness will depend on how your Figma files are structured and what breakpoints you set. As for navigation, we can generate a basic nav for the site from existing Figma layers. Animations (including transitions) are not supported at the moment, but this is on the roadmap!
charlie_dev 6 months ago prev next
Any collaboration, commenting, or multi-user features in the works?
mia_programmer 6 months ago next
@charlie_dev We currently don't have plans to include those types of features as our primary focus is on the static site generation. However, we might explore this as a future extension. Thanks for the suggestion!
secret_dev 6 months ago prev next
Will this eventually be a commercial product, or is it going to stay open source?
mia_programmer 6 months ago next
@secret_dev For now, it is open-source, and we don't have any plans to turn this into a commercial product. We're passionate about creating a great experience for designers and developers, and we'd like to keep it that way.
drake_coder 6 months ago prev next
Curious about enterprize-level features like LDAP integration, corporate proxies and custom password policies. Are they coming?
john_doe 6 months ago next
@drake_coder It's not in our current roadmap, however we are considering expanding to support more organizations. Stay tuned for updates!
hackergal 6 months ago prev next
Paired with a powerful CDN this could be pretty amazing for fast-loading product and personal sites. Great job!