How I built forlater.email, my first big side project
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Re: How I built forlater.email, my first big side project
#2Nice, wasn't expecting the Stormlight Archive easter egg
Re: How I built forlater.email, my first big side project
#3> I plan to implement some kind of settings@ address to configure and store user settings (dark theme? fonts?). However, this introduces state in an otherwise mostly stateless system.
I think the subject line can be used for settings while still keeping things stateless, e.g arial dark or like a preset name ad.
Re: How I built forlater.email, my first big side project
#4Nice, wasn't expecting the Stormlight Archive easter egg
It certainly put a smile on my face :) and considering the events of Rhythm of War it’s a very fitting name too!
Re: How I built forlater.email, my first big side project
#5> I plan to implement some kind of settings@ address to configure and store user settings (dark theme? fonts?). However, this introduces state in an otherwise mostly stateless system. I think the subject line can be used for settings while still keeping things stateless, e.g arial dark or like a preset name ad.
Or have your mail client or shortcut attach either pre-defined content or a signature to outbound messages destined for this address.
Ex Sincerely, &&&setting.darkmode=true&&&
Or similar.
Re: How I built forlater.email, my first big side project
#6> I plan to implement some kind of settings@ address to configure and store user settings (dark theme? fonts?). However, this introduces state in an otherwise mostly stateless system. I think the subject line can be used for settings while still keeping things stateless, e.g arial dark or like a preset name ad.
That's elegant; the subject field isn't used currently. However, it adds extra work for those who want all their articles in dark mode, or any specific style.
I think I'll add support for this anyway. Thanks.
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Re: How I built forlater.email, my first big side project
#8Emails are the perfect tool for that, but I got tired of opening my email client to email myself and built an app instead : https://boomerang-app.io . I am using it mainly to save HN link as well :)
Re: How I built forlater.email, my first big side project
#9Nice, wasn't expecting the Stormlight Archive easter egg
navani would hate to be referred to as a "mail processing service" lol
Re: How I built forlater.email, my first big side project
#10How well is go-readability working? I was thinking of doing something similar but with Telegram instead.