React-360: Hosted versions of examples?

[lazerwalker]

Hi! I've been exploring React 360, as it seems like a potentially better fit for a prototype I've been until now building on top of A-Frame.

One of the things I really appreciate about A-Frame's documentation is how easy it is to immediately jump into an example to see what using a project built in A-Frame feels like as an end-user (e.g. all of the linked examples on the left sidebar of https://aframe.io are runnable in-browser, whether desktop flat screen, mobile, or VR).

As a potential new user of React 360, a small thing I've found frustrating is that the official examples (e.g. https://facebook.github.io/react-360/docs/example-slideshow.html) require you to clone the repo and start a local server before even getting to try out a Hello World-level sample. It's possible I'm missing some complexity here, but as an outsider it seems like providing hosted static versions of the examples would be a fairly easy way to help newcomers see what React 360's end-user experience is like without requiring the investment of going through a local tooling setup process.

I hope this doesn't come across as negativity — this is intended as a nice piece of constructive criticism to potentially help improve the onboarding experience of new developers to your platform :)

[acher249]

^seconded

[jgwinner]

^ Thirded. I think I mentioned this before. I'm tied up for the next month or so, but I'd intended to host some examples on my web site to go along with my book on ReactVR (sigh), but it would really be better if there were "official" examples.

I also have to update my book's code to React360. Sorry for the delay.

[dinaramalho]

^Fourthed