I really like the way it lets you navigate from function to function (and file to file) and back again. What would be even more useful would be to have a "history" window, similar to your browser's history, that would show the list of files/functions as I'm navigating from one to the other. This would allow me to step forwards or backwards, or even jump to anywhere in my navigation history, without having to slog thr…
Show HN: Haystack – an IDE for exploring and editing code on an infinite canvas
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#102This is amazing! I would love the ability to connect a line from one code snippet to other.
Re: Show HN: Haystack – an IDE for exploring and editing code on an infinite canvas
#103Congrats on the release. This looks like an excellent, well implemented in tool. I look forward to trying it out. It reminds me of a feature I've always wanted, and even built manually a couple times, but never in a shareable way, which is to unravel a code path into a single script or source file. I've want to be able to set something like a breakpoint and hit an "unravel" button and be left with a single file that…
I find that when folks focus on specific implantation details instead of sharing requirements / parameters / outcomes that much gets lost in translation.
Why do you want this implementation? What function / purpose would it serve?
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#104Okay! first thing first, this is super cool. Kudos to the whole team. I did some fiddling around and found it usable and I think I can get used to it. However, there are a couple of things that it can improve on. And I have listed a few here. 1. Allow zoom ins and zoom outs in the canvas. It is super hard to navigate through the files otherwise. One way I can see this working is I would make a file graph view which c…
2 and 3 sound like interesting ideas that we'll definitely mull over.
Re: Show HN: Haystack – an IDE for exploring and editing code on an infinite canvas
#105Re: Show HN: Haystack – an IDE for exploring and editing code on an infinite canvas
#106I really like the way it lets you navigate from function to function (and file to file) and back again. What would be even more useful would be to have a "history" window, similar to your browser's history, that would show the list of files/functions as I'm navigating from one to the other. This would allow me to step forwards or backwards, or even jump to anywhere in my navigation history, without having to slog thr…
This is a great idea! Will think about how to best implement this.