Any plans to support installations through Homebrew?
That's added.
Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables
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Re: Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables
#82I like the idea and thanks for sharing, but I do think folks who vibe code or use Claude should take their time using, testing, and improving app before rushing to share. This was pushed/deved like 2 hours ago
And it's been updated, with full releases, many times since. I like this tool, but I agree that it was rushed and it is still being rushed. I urge the developer to slow down and get it right.
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Re: Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables
#83Tangential, but LLT recently came out with their own lineup of USB-C cables guaranteed to be up to spec. And they have the main specs printed on each cable end, so you know what you grab. That should be mandatory.
I'll only buy them if they have gold connectors, those are the fastest. /s
Re: Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables
#84This is pretty nice, but why do a lot of Mac apps insist on living in the menu bar?
It works for me, but I understand for others it might not. So, there's now a "Show in menu bar" toggle in Settings. Turn it off and WhatCable runs as a regular Dock app with a normal window instead.
Re: Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables
#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
Making 1 click to access is faster than typing the app name in finder. Dock is usually full and used for different type of apps. Makes also constantly visible output possible with standard ui patterns.
And ‘every’ Mac developer thinks people will want to run their tool all the time. For this kind of read-only tool, I doubt that’s the case. A regular application probably serves most users better. Also, if you want users to have the option of permanently displaying this kind of info, a desktop widget ( https://developer.apple.com/documentation/widgetkit ) may be a better option than a menu bar item.
I like this idea.
Re: Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables
#86I am definitely gonna contribute or fork to create an open leaderboard of cable brands and quality :D
That's a great idea.
Re: Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables
#87Cool ! Would love a brew installation as well
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Re: Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables
#88I like the idea and thanks for sharing, but I do think folks who vibe code or use Claude should take their time using, testing, and improving app before rushing to share. This was pushed/deved like 2 hours ago
Just because it got pushed 2h ago it doesn't mean they didn't test it on their end.
I did indeed test it. Had the idea, and wanted to get it going.
Re: Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables
#89Props to @sleepingNomad here, who has done 16 releases in the last 7 hours, incorporating feedback from HN on the fly!
* Don't like menubar apps? you you can run it as a normal app
* Don't like GUIs? Now you can run it on the command line
Just look at that Changelog:
Re: Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables
#90I am definitely gonna contribute or fork to create an open leaderboard of cable brands and quality :D
It won't tell you the _quality_ It just tell you want the e-marker said.
Yep, the e-marker can effectively report whatever.
You'd need proper hardware capable of testing bandwidth, power, noise, etc, which is prohibitively expensive.