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Launch HN: GitDuck (YC S20) – Zoom for developers with real-time code sharing

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Re: Launch HN: GitDuck (YC S20) – Zoom for developers with real-time code sharing

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Post by naderkhalil »

inetsee wrote: post #16
gerbal wrote: post #6

How is this product "Zoom for Developers"? What makes GitDuck like a video conferencing platform which supports 100+ concurrent users? To me "Zoom for x" implies video calling as a primary feature.

The very first paragraph lists one of the features as "direct integration to the IDE so software developers can talk and collaborate in real-time". It doesn't sound to me as if it's aiming to support "100+ concurrent users". If it can help two programmers working remotely be as productive as they would be if they were sitting side by side, then I think it's a very useful product.

I’ve never been on a Zoom call with 100+ users. While Zoom supports that, it’s not the main use case. I think saying “zoom for x” is an appropriate and efficient way to describe collaboration apps.

Re: Launch HN: GitDuck (YC S20) – Zoom for developers with real-time code sharing

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Post by borisandcrispin »

blntechie wrote: post #67

I have no idea why it’s called GitDuck. Code != Git?

It's because of the rubber duck methodology and in the early days we thought it would be cool to have a command `git duck` that starts a video to explain a commit.

Re: Launch HN: GitDuck (YC S20) – Zoom for developers with real-time code sharing

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Post by borisandcrispin »

tommyderami wrote: post #59

I appreciated the copy of the landing page--my literal first question after 'what is this?' was why would I use this when slack video and live share has been fine...it's still a tough value proposition but I'll certainly give it a spin and really would love to see a dev-built company like yours suceed!

> was why would I use this when slack video and live share has been fine

To be able to share your code with people not using VSC. We are also optimizing a lot the video quality and we are going to add more integrations soon to the video chat. As we are focused only on developers we can do a lot of things that Slack video can't.

Re: Launch HN: GitDuck (YC S20) – Zoom for developers with real-time code sharing

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Post by borisandcrispin »

phist_mcgee wrote: post #64

Can I ask, why did you launch this product without all the major IDEs being supported? I use webstorm, but the thought that it won't be supported for a few days means I may just forget about the product unless I am reminded again..

We discussed a lot about this and we were very close to have Webstorm today. We decided to launch anyway because we already previously postponed it and we didn't want to be finding excuses to not launch.

Btw you can signup and select Webstorm and will tell you as soon as we have it.

Re: Launch HN: GitDuck (YC S20) – Zoom for developers with real-time code sharing

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Post by blickentwapft »

marcinzm wrote: post #43
evv wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hah, Tuple's motivation headline laments that time "Slack stole Screenhero from us".. I can certainly relate! Fortunately the Screenhero founder has been freed from Slack, and has rebuilt it! (with promises that it will not suffer the same fate) https://screen.so

Screen is an awful name. Recently I tried installing it. I knew the name and I tried googling to no avail for the webpage (screen share, screen code share, screen, etc.). So I went with a competitor.

Screenking screenzilla screenolio screenmega screencaptain screenogogo screeniac screenscreen screenempire screenmirror any of those would be better.

Re: Launch HN: GitDuck (YC S20) – Zoom for developers with real-time code sharing

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Post by anrei0000 »

borisandcrispin wrote: post #73
blntechie wrote: post #67

I have no idea why it’s called GitDuck. Code != Git?

It's because of the rubber duck methodology and in the early days we thought it would be cool to have a command `git duck` that starts a video to explain a commit.

Haha that's such a fun story!

Re: Launch HN: GitDuck (YC S20) – Zoom for developers with real-time code sharing

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Post by dagurp »

macspoofing wrote: post #35
zelly wrote: post #34

For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by installing an x11vnc server on your host, setting up a SSH tunnel to a remote server which forwards the host's VNC port, and sharing SSH credentials with your colleagues who can use a VNC client to access your screen from Linux, Windows or Mac.

I don't understand why slack is worth billions when IRC has been around for decades.

emojis and video/voice chat

Re: Launch HN: GitDuck (YC S20) – Zoom for developers with real-time code sharing

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Post by newtoday »

swyx wrote: post #20
peff wrote: post #2

Sounds neat, but I think your name runs afoul of Git's trademark; see https://git-scm.com/trademark

how? i just read through. nobody would "assume a greater degree of association between you and the Git Project than actually exists."

From the TM policy:

'In addition, you may not use any of the Marks as a syllable in a new word or as part of a portmanteau (e.g., "Gitalicious", "Gitpedia") used as a mark for a third-party product or service without Conservancy's written permission.'

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