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node.js? Seriously?
Yes. node-webkit / nw.js is really slick. I love that I can create a desktop app without even a hint of Cocoa or Obj-C on my part. The runtime is like 90mb, yes, but the source itself is 4mb including dependencies. Memory usage is decent at ~18mb
Not to be too acerbic, but, first of all, 4 MB is already huge for an applet. Secondly, how does the fact that the source is 4 MB excuse the 90 MB runtime?!
The use of Node-webkit for this... is disturbing. It's not that hard to code this in Obj-C, and I have menu bar applets that take... 200KB RAM.
First off, "yet"? They're going to change they're mind at some point about code signing?
And second, nw.js apps like Kitematic can sign their code, no matter how quick a hack this is don't belittle Apple's security to explain away your laziness of not signing your app.
Thank you for sharing, although the glamorizing of killing yourself for work is also a bit disturbing.
Good for you making an app to scratch your own itch! Pardon being negative when I know you are sharing some of your self with the world by showing HN. I don't even mind the runtime tomfoolery, but it's disingenuous to say "Apple doesn't trust you to make grown-up decisions yet about what applications you want to run". First off, "yet"? They're going to change they're mind at some point about code signing? And second,…
node.js? Seriously?
Yes. node-webkit / nw.js is really slick. I love that I can create a desktop app without even a hint of Cocoa or Obj-C on my part. The runtime is like 90mb, yes, but the source itself is 4mb including dependencies. Memory usage is decent at ~18mb
18mb is not decent for such a simple little app! What?!?!
https://github.com/jvinet/dotfiles/blob/master/bin/doorman.p...
node.js? Seriously?
Yes. node-webkit / nw.js is really slick. I love that I can create a desktop app without even a hint of Cocoa or Obj-C on my part. The runtime is like 90mb, yes, but the source itself is 4mb including dependencies. Memory usage is decent at ~18mb
The use of Node-webkit for this... is disturbing. It's not that hard to code this in Obj-C, and I have menu bar applets that take... 200KB RAM.
I don't think it's meant to be taken entirely seriously, and I think the use of Node-WebKit is supposed to be part of the satire.
Technical content aside, anyone else think that need for this app is a pretty good indicator of some rather unhealthy sleep habits?
On the other end of the spectrum, we've got things like redshift, and redshift-schedule, which alter the temperature on your screen to avoid sleep-depravation and actually maintain healthier sleeping habits.
I used both, especially for a time when I started migrating to polyphasic sleep.