I would bet that my newsreader uses booth less RAM and less disk space. This is what feeds were invented for. Why should I install that much bloat just for reading HN?
You must be a lot of fun at parties.
Show HN: Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node
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Re: Show HN: Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node
#22I don't care how massive the app is compared to just web browsing...it's always great when people show off not just the product, but the open source code. Thanks!
Re: Show HN: Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node
#23Looks cool. But... 100+Mb for a notification app?
That's Node (V8) and Electron (Chromium and all its dependencies) for you.
Maybe, just maybe, we should just bundle Node and Electron into a package, install that as a shared library (similar to the way .NET and Java are installed) and then just ship, in the installer, a tool that downloads those if not already installed?
Would save a lot of memory and time for everyone.
Re: Show HN: Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node
#24I really like it, runs well under openSUSE (you have to download the repo and follow the instructions under "Development" in the readme). Hope to see it's functionality expand further. Edit: One thing I would change is maybe make the overall border a more noticeable darker color, I keep getting confused as to where the borders are for when resizing it, and maybe a way of dragging and dropping the window (that is more…
Thanks giancarlostoro. That is great feedback. Let's gather more responses from others, and we will make the change. We want this to be super easy to you to use.
Re: Show HN: Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node
#25Because I need to get less work done? It does look great.
Haha. I find myself keep watching the menu bar for updates, then click on the news item. Glad you think it looks good. Feedbacks are welcomed.
Re: Show HN: Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's Node (V8) and Electron (Chromium and all its dependencies) for you.
Maybe, just maybe, we should just bundle Node and Electron into a package, install that as a shared library (similar to the way .NET and Java are installed) and then just ship, in the installer, a tool that downloads those if not already installed? Would save a lot of memory and time for everyone.
Electron is moving pretty quickly (and breaking APIs) at this point so you'd end up with just as many versions of the shared library as you would copies in applications.
Re: Show HN: Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node
#27Looks cool. But... 100+Mb for a notification app?
Yeah, unfortunately the app bundled with a Chrome. But, the upside is it's implemented in HTML/CSS/JavaScript and it's hackable :)
Re: Show HN: Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node
#28> Download the latest build for your platform from releases. Cool !! Oh.. Mac only right now.
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
Re: Show HN: Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node
#29I really like it, runs well under openSUSE (you have to download the repo and follow the instructions under "Development" in the readme). Hope to see it's functionality expand further. Edit: One thing I would change is maybe make the overall border a more noticeable darker color, I keep getting confused as to where the borders are for when resizing it, and maybe a way of dragging and dropping the window (that is more…
btw, I am glad it works well for you under openSUSE. You have made a excellent example for others to start using it, w/o waiting for a build for a specific platform. We will get there. We are working a build for Windows version.
Re: Show HN: Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node
#30I don't care how massive the app is compared to just web browsing...it's always great when people show off not just the product, but the open source code. Thanks!
Glad you like we open source it :)