Based on Electron. So this is Chromium, but with less features?
EDIT: It also claims less battery consumption. May I ask some proof?
Min – A smarter web browser
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Re: Min – A smarter web browser
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
They're mostly reacting to the title, because that's all that most HN comments react to. This is a much stronger effect than I think people realize. Had the title said "Min, a first attempt at a minimal browser that we hope might have some value someday, perhaps you could take a look", commenters would bend over backwards to find nice things to say, because that would be the only way to contradict the title. Actually…
This is by no means specific for HN. For example, a popular German radio moderator and podcaster once said: "If I want to learn something about a topic, and ask a question on air, almost nobody answers. But if instead I make a false (or naive) claim about that topic, I receive lots of replies correcting me, and might even get an interview with an actual expert on that topic." [Holger Klein, paraphrased, rough transla…
Yup, and Cunningham's Law also.
You're right about most generalizations about HN; I've noticed they're either false or "too true", as in they apply to much larger sets and therefore say little about HN specifically.
Re: Min – A smarter web browser
#43YC commenters are brutal. Not a single positive comment, so far. That feels a little unnecessarily mean, given that it's a free software project.
They're mostly reacting to the title, because that's all that most HN comments react to. This is a much stronger effect than I think people realize. Had the title said "Min, a first attempt at a minimal browser that we hope might have some value someday, perhaps you could take a look", commenters would bend over backwards to find nice things to say, because that would be the only way to contradict the title. Actually…
You're wrong.
Re: Min – A smarter web browser
#44YC commenters are brutal. Not a single positive comment, so far. That feels a little unnecessarily mean, given that it's a free software project.
It doesn't add any value, compared to Chrome and does a very bad job at selling itself.
Find anything instantly -> Chrome does this already.
Effortless tab management -> Someone's favorite plugin gone native, I don't need or want this. Does CERTAINLY not belong in a raw browser.
Built-in ad blocking -> A very little bit useful. Does not belong in a raw browser though.
Fast and efficient -> Dubious claim. How did you measure it?
Open-Source software -> I don't care.
Re: Min – A smarter web browser
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is by no means specific for HN. For example, a popular German radio moderator and podcaster once said: "If I want to learn something about a topic, and ask a question on air, almost nobody answers. But if instead I make a false (or naive) claim about that topic, I receive lots of replies correcting me, and might even get an interview with an actual expert on that topic." [Holger Klein, paraphrased, rough transla…
Yup, and Cunningham's Law also. You're right about most generalizations about HN; I've noticed they're either false or "too true", as in they apply to much larger sets and therefore say little about HN specifically.
Thanks for pointing this out. Indeed, it seems that Mr. Klein rediscovered Cunningham's Law without noticing.
Re: Min – A smarter web browser
#46YC commenters are brutal. Not a single positive comment, so far. That feels a little unnecessarily mean, given that it's a free software project.
They're mostly reacting to the title, because that's all that most HN comments react to. This is a much stronger effect than I think people realize. Had the title said "Min, a first attempt at a minimal browser that we hope might have some value someday, perhaps you could take a look", commenters would bend over backwards to find nice things to say, because that would be the only way to contradict the title. Actually…
Yeah, it's all about framing. Subconsciously, I want titles and comments to reflect the world as I see it. I'll comment if I feel that the title is overly generous, or overly critical.
Re: Min – A smarter web browser
#47Based on Electron. So this is Chromium, but with less features? EDIT: It also claims less battery consumption. May I ask some proof?
A. FUCKING. ELECTRON. BROWSER. ಠ_ಠ
Just so I don’t get this comment killed, here’s some text calmly explaining that electron is based off blink, and implementing a browser in it is like using a text editor’s scripting feature to reimplement the cursor.
Re: Min – A smarter web browser
#48"Using electron" and "uses less battery" are too close to each other.
It's not like they're trying to cram in a music player or IDE in to an Electron app. This is a browser so I wouldn't expect the load to be substantially worse than running Chrome.
And you wouldn’t expect atom to use more memory than sublime, either.
Re: Min – A smarter web browser
#49"Using electron" and "uses less battery" are too close to each other.
It's not like they're trying to cram in a music player or IDE in to an Electron app. This is a browser so I wouldn't expect the load to be substantially worse than running Chrome.
I wouldn't expect it to be any better either. Which means this thing is missing the point of writing a new browser.
Re: Min – A smarter web browser
#50so its basically chrome-headless with a different UI and 20% slower because it is running via an interpreted nodejs rendering that is then compiled into a binary. why not just use chrome? If you're going to use an existing browser, why not use Dillo or Lynx as the backend, which really are minimalist in terms of memory usage.
Or test Servo... (Mozilla's new engine.)