Showoff

#1

Post by jgv » Wed, Apr 20, 2011, 3:56 PM UTC

Showoff
showoff.io

Re: Showoff

#2

Post by blahed » Wed, Apr 20, 2011, 4:07 PM UTC

rock & roll!!!!!!!!

Re: Showoff

#3

Post by larrik » Wed, Apr 20, 2011, 4:10 PM UTC

I love this idea, and the pricing seems spot-on.

However, it's not obvious if this is Ruby-only or not? I don't use Ruby, so that's kind of a big deal.

Re: Showoff

#4

Post by hinathan » Wed, Apr 20, 2011, 4:13 PM UTC

This looks like a slick expansion of the idea here https://github.com/progrium/localtunnel/ Will be sure to kick the tires with a side project or two.

Re: Showoff

#5

Post by mtogo » Wed, Apr 20, 2011, 4:13 PM UTC

Why would i use this over a VPS? A VPS is a similar price and has similar functionality, but doesn't pose a security risk to my home workstation and comes with a slew of other benefits.

The tech looks reasonably cool, but what is the use case?

EDIT: Your site also makes it sound like it is HTTP(S) only. If it's not, you might want to clarify that.

Re: Showoff

#6

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 20, 2011, 4:14 PM UTC

larrik wrote: post #3

I love this idea, and the pricing seems spot-on. However, it's not obvious if this is Ruby-only or not? I don't use Ruby, so that's kind of a big deal.

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Re: Showoff

#7

Post by crikli » Wed, Apr 20, 2011, 4:16 PM UTC

larrik wrote: post #3

I love this idea, and the pricing seems spot-on. However, it's not obvious if this is Ruby-only or not? I don't use Ruby, so that's kind of a big deal.

I had the same question as we do mostly PHP; I'm guessing it just uses Ruby as the host software.

I installed the Gem and was able to acquire a URL but kept getting an error:

An error has occurred: {"stack":"Error: socket hang up\n at Socket. (http.js:1271:45)\n at Socket.emit (events.js:64:17)\n at Array.0 (net.js:825:12)\n at EventEmitter._tickCallback (node.js:126:26)","message":"socket hang up"}

Re: Showoff

#8

Post by josiahq » Wed, Apr 20, 2011, 4:17 PM UTC

Happiness, is a warm socket.

Re: Showoff

#9

Post by senex » Wed, Apr 20, 2011, 4:18 PM UTC

mtogo wrote: post #5

Why would i use this over a VPS? A VPS is a similar price and has similar functionality, but doesn't pose a security risk to my home workstation and comes with a slew of other benefits. The tech looks reasonably cool, but what is the use case? EDIT: Your site also makes it sound like it is HTTP(S) only. If it's not, you might want to clarify that.

Hey mtogo, good question.

We often develop sites on our laptops. The more complicated sites are, the more there is to sync around (databases, dependencies to install, version control commits, &c). Showoff is a quick way for us to get feedback from clients or each other without adding overhead to our development process.

Re: Showoff

#10

Post by jz » Wed, Apr 20, 2011, 4:18 PM UTC

mtogo wrote: post #5

Why would i use this over a VPS? A VPS is a similar price and has similar functionality, but doesn't pose a security risk to my home workstation and comes with a slew of other benefits. The tech looks reasonably cool, but what is the use case? EDIT: Your site also makes it sound like it is HTTP(S) only. If it's not, you might want to clarify that.

I work remotely 100% of the time (and not always in the same location). The use case for me is to quickly show a feature to coworkers without having to commit/push to a remote server. Especially if the feature needs immediate feedback and is not completely baked/finished.