uTorrent Opens Up Apps, Starts Developer Challenge
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uTorrent Opens Up Apps, Starts Developer Challenge
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#2I can see it now:
Would you like to install WeatherBug uTorrent edition along with this program?
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#3From what I understand this is an API that "talks" with uTorrent, and they are throwing the word 'Apps' out there to be trendy?
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#4Must everything become a platform?
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#5Must everything become a platform?
Once you get down to it, all code is written on top of a platform. Why not use the wisdom of crowds and open it up to everyone so that they can contribute their ideas?
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#6Must everything become a platform?
Once you get down to it, all code is written on top of a platform. Why not use the wisdom of crowds and open it up to everyone so that they can contribute their ideas?
Yes, I want for example that my context menu becomes a platform of sorts, where they can show me good offers on any word selected in any software I use!
We can make it optionally purple and add bananas, if desired.
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#7Must everything become a platform?
When you run out of useful features, generalizing is easier than stopping.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Once you get down to it, all code is written on top of a platform. Why not use the wisdom of crowds and open it up to everyone so that they can contribute their ideas?
Yes, I want for example that my context menu becomes a platform of sorts, where they can show me good offers on any word selected in any software I use! We can make it optionally purple and add bananas, if desired.
Man, now I want a context menu that gives me bananas! Brilliant.
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#9"apps" are the new "extensions" which were the new "plugins" which replaced "skins" which supplanted "themes". Or something like that.
How long before have to have this conversation:
"Our product needs to support user customization. We need apps!" "We have an extension framework." "But that's not apps!"
From http://www.utorrent.com/labs/griffin
The Griffin project introduces a web-based extensions framework for µTorrent to allow for easy extensibility by 3rd party developers through a simple API ... What we came up with is a web-based extensions framework where "Apps" which consist only of HTML and Javascript can be added to the client and displayed using an embedded browser window.
Re: uTorrent Opens Up Apps, Starts Developer Challenge
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, I want for example that my context menu becomes a platform of sorts, where they can show me good offers on any word selected in any software I use! We can make it optionally purple and add bananas, if desired.
Man, now I want a context menu that gives me bananas! Brilliant.
How about a context menu that drives you bananas? I'm sure I can find one of those...
/me is glad I bought bananas a while ago. * nom nom nom * .