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The repo is here https://github.com/cperryk/slatemail https://github.com/cperryk/slatemail I've no idea how to run the app. It seems to be a graphical node.js a

by oever 11y ago

The repo is here https://github.com/cperryk/slatemail https://github.com/cperryk/slatemail I've no idea how to run the app. It seems to be a graphical node.js application.

satai 11y ago
No README.md in the root of a git repo is definitely a bad sign.
- oopsies49 11y ago
  It's a personal project that the author didn't expect anyone would ever look at. He's also a journalist, not a software developer. It's an accomplishment that he had the determination to complete his project, even if it is rough around the edges.
  - ohitsdom 11y ago
    He's a journalist, so I'm sure he expected people would be looking at it. Reasons were probably more due to inexperience and lack of time.
- nkrisc 11y ago
  I bet if you asked him nicely or kindly pointed out that he's missing that, he might add one.
  - grinich 11y ago
    Seems he did! https://github.com/cperryk/slatemail/blob/master/README.md https://github.com/cperryk/slatemail/blob/master/README.md
    - satai 11y ago
      Great! States what it's, why you should not use it and what to use instead. Such an information is helpful.
TheDong 11y ago
It uses 'node-webkit'. If you just throw node-webkit at it, it might work!
chrkirk 11y ago
Hey guys — I'm Chris Kirk, the author. It's an nw.js application (formerly known as node-webkit). Nw.js is basically a framework for building native desktop clients with Node. Unfortunately I haven't been able to give the client much attention since writing this article. Slate was amazing for giving me a month to work on it and report on that experience, but it's not in the email business. I come back to SlateMail from time to time, but right now the app is not exactly in a usable state. Nylas N1 (https://github.com/nylas/N1 https://github.com/nylas/N1) is similar -- an extensible email client based on Web technology. Nylas has a whole team of people on it, and it's in active development. So if SlateMail interests you, I recommend you check Nylas N1 out!
- grinich 11y ago
  Thanks for the kind words about N1! I'm one of the Nylas co-founders. :) I'd love to get your take on N1, especially given that you've dug so much into email the past few weeks! Shoot me a note? mg@nylas.com Edit: Just saw this article was actually written in February :P
- hudell 11y ago
  Nylas N1 looks really nice, thanks for telling about it :D

by oever 11y ago

The repo is here https://github.com/cperryk/slatemail https://github.com/cperryk/slatemail I've no idea how to run the app. It seems to be a graphical node.js application.

satai 11y ago

No README.md in the root of a git repo is definitely a bad sign.

oopsies49 11y ago
It's a personal project that the author didn't expect anyone would ever look at. He's also a journalist, not a software developer. It's an accomplishment that he had the determination to complete his project, even if it is rough around the edges.
- ohitsdom 11y ago
  He's a journalist, so I'm sure he expected people would be looking at it. Reasons were probably more due to inexperience and lack of time.
nkrisc 11y ago
I bet if you asked him nicely or kindly pointed out that he's missing that, he might add one.
- grinich 11y ago
  Seems he did! https://github.com/cperryk/slatemail/blob/master/README.md https://github.com/cperryk/slatemail/blob/master/README.md
  - satai 11y ago
    Great! States what it's, why you should not use it and what to use instead. Such an information is helpful.

TheDong 11y ago

It uses 'node-webkit'. If you just throw node-webkit at it, it might work!

chrkirk 11y ago

Hey guys — I'm Chris Kirk, the author. It's an nw.js application (formerly known as node-webkit). Nw.js is basically a framework for building native desktop clients with Node. Unfortunately I haven't been able to give the client much attention since writing this article. Slate was amazing for giving me a month to work on it and report on that experience, but it's not in the email business. I come back to SlateMail from time to time, but right now the app is not exactly in a usable state. Nylas N1 (https://github.com/nylas/N1 https://github.com/nylas/N1) is similar -- an extensible email client based on Web technology. Nylas has a whole team of people on it, and it's in active development. So if SlateMail interests you, I recommend you check Nylas N1 out!

grinich 11y ago
Thanks for the kind words about N1! I'm one of the Nylas co-founders. :) I'd love to get your take on N1, especially given that you've dug so much into email the past few weeks! Shoot me a note? mg@nylas.com Edit: Just saw this article was actually written in February :P
hudell 11y ago
Nylas N1 looks really nice, thanks for telling about it :D