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Re: Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself?

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Post by easrng »

nneonneo wrote: post #444
feross wrote: post #287

In 2013, I started https://webtorrent.io the first torrent client that runs in a web browser. It’s open source here: https://github.com/webtorrent I built it to make torrent technology more accessible to the masses. We’re still actively building it and we even have a slick desktop app that uses the same engine for streaming. WebTorrent also powers https://wormhole.app an end-to-end encrypted file sending service that…

I got WebTorrent running on iOS via play.js (Node, rather than Safari, so it supports native sockets etc.). Might be the first non-jailbroken torrent client for iOS :) Very nice project, and works extremely well!

iTorrent[1] works non-jailbroken, however you need to sideload it with something like AltStore [2].

[1]: https://github.com/XITRIX/iTorrent

[2]: https://altstore.io

Re: Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself?

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Post by PudgePacket »

Last year I made Kondo, to clean up all the dependencies files from software projects you're not actively working on (eg node_modules). Awesome if you about to Zip up a bunch of old projects for archiving, or just want to reclaim disk space without deleting anything of value.

It was an experiment in Rust, and I even made a little GUI too!

https://github.com/tbillington/kondo

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Post by santigr »

Last year I built a go lib call DDT (Dynamic decision tree) DDT allows building custom decision trees based in a set of defined rules, programmatically or from json.

When making a decision, it allows adding a pre-processing stage to the input before comparing it with the following possible branches of the tree.

https://github.com/sgrodriguez/ddt

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Post by [deleted] »

ludocode wrote: post #447
slmjkdbtl wrote: post #414

Still in the process but: a software renderer, a cross-platform gfx / audio api, a scripting language, code editor, sprite editor, ... (libs are all written in C for portability and easy scripting integration) Totally meaningless (to others) wheel reinventing, but it makes me 100x happier when making games and apps! DIY everything is my path to programming happiness (in any field in fact). Tools should be extensions…

There is a lot of truth to this. I'm generally good at avoiding this at work but I devolve into "DIY everything" in all of my side projects. It's certainly not the most productive way of producing software but it's the most fulfilling.

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Re: Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself?

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Post by skissane »

mathgenius wrote: post #389
felle_realist wrote: post #127

Before I answer I'll just test whether this account has been shadowbanned like my previous accounts. It is a sad thing that I have to test for this but I'm not putting time in answering interesting questions for my answers to be blackholed again. - edit - Yes, shadowbanned again. Have a look at the comment history on this account and decide for yourself whether this is in any way defensible. I'm done with HN.

I don't think you are shadowbanned, i can see your comment. You're welcome on HN anytime you want to come back. Btw., when i first came accross HN, some 10 years ago, i had this same fear of being shadowbanned. Heh.

GP is shadowbanned. That comment isn't dead, probably just because it was vouched by someone.

GP was banned by dang for "ideological battle": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26809778

GP obviously has strong political views. I don't think the problem is necessarily that they have those strong views, but they could learn how to express them in ways that sound more constructive and less confrontational. I think it is the confrontational tone, combined with the fact that they don't comment much on non-political topics, which leads to the "ideological battle" label, and consequent ban.

Re: Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself?

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Post by fartcannon »

I automate a lot of AutoCAD with Lisp, C++ and Python.

The two biggest things Ive built for with this tech is a multithreaded scripting engine using Qt, Lisp and acoreconsole, and a search engine for Autocad files that searches our entire CAD library for strings, etc.

Between these two applications, Ive saved my last company thousands and thousands of man hours.

I left because they didn't care.

Re: Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself?

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Post by tmoneyfish »

I made an app called Elsewhere to help me gather my notes about putting a trip together. https://elsewhere.thomasstep.com/

I recently started building Green Things because I wanted to get into gardening more. My plan is to be able to suggest plants to grow based on location and companion planting. https://green-things.thomasstep.com/

Re: Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself?

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Post by dzink »

I built https://www.dreamlist.com for my family. I had to make it simple, so my grandparents can use it; and private + completely ads-free, so it’s safe for our kids. It started as a collaborative shopping cart and wish list, but I’m growing it into a shared searchable brain bridge across generations. Grandparents can share and collect stories and memories, kids can share and collect things they want to do next, parents can turn wishes into more memories, etc. I love building it (Golang, JS) and every day I get some new delightful piece of feedback from a user that has done something fun with their DreamList (often use cases I didn’t know existed). It feels like a growing a child that makes you proud.

Re: Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself?

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Post by mh- »

dceddia wrote: post #443
thestephen wrote: post #427

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This solves a huge problem for me, and is easily worth three times the amount I paid for it. Thank you!

Awesome, thanks! Let me know if you have any feedback/feature ideas.

"Want to check this out back at your computer?"

This is clever.

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