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Everest: A lightweight REST API client written in JavaFX

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Re: Everest: A lightweight REST API client written in JavaFX

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I don't mean to knock this project because it looks interesting and I wish the developer all the best. But, why does every damn project announced have to be "lightweight"? Even the ones that are definitely not light anything.

It's like saying something is "fast" - its a platitude that can draw developers to at least look at it, which is hard to do with all the new projects coming out constantly.

I feel like to announce it as leightweight you should at least include memory/latency benchmarks.

Re: Everest: A lightweight REST API client written in JavaFX

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post #4

> Why Everest? > Unlike other REST clients like Postman and Insomnia, Everest is written in Java. Thus, it is significantly lighter on resources and more responsive than the Electron-based options. I love Java, but I had to laugh a little.

Sign of the times, I guess.

Re: Everest: A lightweight REST API client written in JavaFX

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post #3

I don't mean to knock this project because it looks interesting and I wish the developer all the best. But, why does every damn project announced have to be "lightweight"? Even the ones that are definitely not light anything.

It's a marketing term. It is often not provable either way and sounds good.

Re: Everest: A lightweight REST API client written in JavaFX

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>Unlike other REST clients like Postman and Insomnia, Everest is written in Java. Thus, it is significantly lighter on resources and more responsive than the Electron-based options.

A technology finally came up to make a Java desktop app look better in comparison...

Re: Everest: A lightweight REST API client written in JavaFX

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post #4

> Why Everest? > Unlike other REST clients like Postman and Insomnia, Everest is written in Java. Thus, it is significantly lighter on resources and more responsive than the Electron-based options. I love Java, but I had to laugh a little.

Compared to a standard Electron app, I'm sure the Java version will seem pretty svelte.
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