An unofficial WWDC app for OS X

#1

Post by insidegui » Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 6:19 PM UTC

An unofficial WWDC app for OS X
github.com

Re: An unofficial WWDC app for OS X

#2

Post by egwynn » Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 7:15 PM UTC

I mis-parsed the headline as “WWDC for (OS X 4.0)” instead of “(WWDC for OS X) 4.0”. I was confused until I clicked.

Re: An unofficial WWDC app for OS X

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Post by czk » Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 7:27 PM UTC

This is pretty convenient for watching past videos. The inclusion of subtitles from ASCIIWWDC is a nice touch.

Re: An unofficial WWDC app for OS X

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Post by nicky0 » Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 7:28 PM UTC

This a superbly designed app and really well implemented. Thanks for posting it here.

Genuinely useful both for past WWDC videos and (presumably) for keeping up to date next week. Love the ability to search text within the talks.

Re: An unofficial WWDC app for OS X

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Post by jo909 » Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 7:29 PM UTC

egwynn wrote: post #2

I mis-parsed the headline as “WWDC for (OS X 4.0)” instead of “(WWDC for OS X) 4.0”. I was confused until I clicked.

I was confused until I read your comment.

I thought that was some "funny" ancient app with technology from way back when. I know nothing about the Apple ecosystem and did not really read much of the text, but that screenshot did kind of look like the past.

Re: An unofficial WWDC app for OS X

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Post by Longhanks » Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 7:40 PM UTC

So refreshing to see a nice desktop app built without Electron.

A well defined interface, designed specifically for the platform the author targeted. Major props to the author!

Re: An unofficial WWDC app for OS X

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Post by Philipp__ » Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 7:48 PM UTC

Amazing! So nice... When I saw github page, and that Swift yellow color in language details line, smirk was drawn on my face! <3 Native desktop apps

Re: An unofficial WWDC app for OS X

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Post by FireBeyond » Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 7:50 PM UTC

I thought this was an official app for a moment. Saw this:

"The app has a powerful search feature. When you first launch the app, It indexes the videos database and downloads transcripts from ASCIIWWDC, so when you search, not only will you get search results from session titles and descriptions, but also from what the presenter said in the sessions."

And was all pissed off.

"Damnit, Apple, how about you do something similar for the App Store?!?"

Then I realized...

Re: An unofficial WWDC app for OS X

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Post by bluetidepro » Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 8:05 PM UTC

Longhanks wrote: post #6

So refreshing to see a nice desktop app built without Electron. A well defined interface, designed specifically for the platform the author targeted. Major props to the author!

Curious, what do you have against Electron built apps? I feel like the last few apps I've used that were built on Electron actually worked quite nicely. Wondering what you found bad with them...

Re: An unofficial WWDC app for OS X

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Post by jason_slack » Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 8:07 PM UTC

Longhanks wrote: post #6

So refreshing to see a nice desktop app built without Electron. A well defined interface, designed specifically for the platform the author targeted. Major props to the author!

I am not understanding what all the hype is about "Electron". What does it bring to the table that I can't code myself? So many apps are based upon Electron.