Show HN: Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node

Post by mobiuscog » Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 3:38 PM UTC

sarc wrote: post #50

jingweno wrote: post #28

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We're working on the Windows and Linux builds. Or if you can't wait, just clone the repo and run `npm start`: https://github.com/jingweno/hacker-menu#development

(Be sure to run npm install first.)

Post by adamzerner » Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 5:29 PM UTC

jingweno wrote: post #69

adamzerner wrote: post #63

That's a pretty cool idea... but do people really want more HN? My impression is that most people want to read it once or twice a day, but are driven to it more often than that as attempts at procrastination. So this seems like it'd be a net loss for most users.

That's exactly the idea of Hacker Menu. You could check the news anytime by just clicking it, but it's not distracting

Post by lokywin » Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 5:30 PM UTC

adamzerner wrote: post #73

jingweno wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's exactly the idea of Hacker Menu. You could check the news anytime by just clicking it, but it's not distracting

But it's tempting . My hypothesis is that it's too tempting.

Post by omnidan » Sat, Sep 19, 2015, 10:51 AM UTC

outworlder wrote: post #57

qyv wrote: post #44

Not particularly directed at OP, I haven't tried or even downloaded the app. But am I the only one that when I see 'Node' and 'Desktop' in a headline immediately think 'this may be really nice but it is just gonna be to big for what it does'? And, as a followup, what is the appeal of using Node for desktop dev?

You are not the only one. But not because of Node (which is not that big) but because of Electron. That said, the big issue is that we don't (yet) get to share Electron installs. If all desktop applications had to bundle all their dependencies, including what the OS already provides to them, they would be just as big. Electron apps themselves aren't that big. Even Atom.