Ask HN: are you stuck on your side project?

#1

Post by _smaugh » Sat, May 11, 2013, 6:08 AM UTC

have a side project, but you are stuck on a problem? or have some spare time to help a fellow programmer? give us the link to your Github repository and get help from HN

Re: Ask HN: are you stuck on your side project?

#2

Post by blubbi2 » Sat, May 11, 2013, 2:22 PM UTC

I'm trying to build a kind of IRC-clone using socket.io. I know that I'll have to reduce the commands to be implemented, but there's still a lot of work to be done. I do not have a specific problem, but sometimes I just don't know how to start. For instance I'm going to implement an in-browser multi-room feature, but currently it's only possible to be in one room using a specific username. I would be really happy about new features or/and ideas. Feel free to contribute. https://github.com/blubbi2/Thor

Re: Ask HN: are you stuck on your side project?

#3

Post by L3monPi3 » Sat, May 11, 2013, 3:59 PM UTC

blubbi2 wrote: post #2

I'm trying to build a kind of IRC-clone using socket.io. I know that I'll have to reduce the commands to be implemented, but there's still a lot of work to be done. I do not have a specific problem, but sometimes I just don't know how to start. For instance I'm going to implement an in-browser multi-room feature, but currently it's only possible to be in one room using a specific username. I would be really happy abo…

Really good app, nice work!

Re: Ask HN: are you stuck on your side project?

#4

Post by balac » Mon, May 13, 2013, 1:36 PM UTC

I've been building a web based comic book reader on and off for some time now. I am integrating it into a chrome packaged app and am struggling with reading zip and rar files via javascript.

Right now I am using bitjs (http://bitjs.googlecode.com/), but it is very slow and often results in corrupt images. I am thinking of using NaCL to use a native unzip / unrar in chrome application, but have no experience with NaCl or C++. Has anyone done anything similar?

https://github.com/balaclark/chrome-comic-reader https://github.com/balaclark/HTML5-Comic-Book-Reader

Re: Ask HN: are you stuck on your side project?

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Post by rkwz » Mon, May 13, 2013, 3:18 PM UTC

balac wrote: post #4

I've been building a web based comic book reader on and off for some time now. I am integrating it into a chrome packaged app and am struggling with reading zip and rar files via javascript. Right now I am using bitjs ( http://bitjs.googlecode.com/ ), but it is very slow and often results in corrupt images. I am thinking of using NaCL to use a native unzip / unrar in chrome application, but have no experience with Na…

>I am integrating it into a chrome packaged app and am struggling with reading zip and rar files via javascript.

Does it have to be a chrome packaged app? If not, take a look at appjs or node-webkit.