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I did that more than 10 years ago using libtorrent. In 2018, an article on how to write a bittorrent client using an existing library is not that cool any more.

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atomashpolskiy 8y ago
It's not supposed to be cool, just normal boring software that does useful things. As the author, I'm amazed by the number of people that contact me and ask questions on integrating Bt into their Java/Scala software which some of us use daily. In 2018 Bt is the most feature-complete BitTorrent implementation that is 100% pure Java.
- zerr 8y ago
  Waiting for "how to write bittorrent library" series ;)
- dis-sys 8y ago
  What I am trying to point out is that bittorrent is a well established protocol with a long list of client implementations[1]. 17 years[2] after the release of its original client in python, a particular library implementing the exact same protocol in a specific language is not a "news" - when this site is called "Hacker News". In 2018, when it comes to bittorrent, I'd expect to see _real_ news/discussions, just a few examples on top of my head - 1. recent large scale measurement results, e.g. how many concurrent users in 2018, how many are using the selfish-and-trouble-making Xunlei, mobile usage, etc. 2. any sybil attack recently observed in its DHT? progress on sybil attack detection and prevention. 3. frameworks for scraping contents on bittorrent 4. recent progress on NAT traversal [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BitTorrent_clients https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BitTorrent_clien... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(software)
  - detaro 8y ago
    You've been here for over a year, shouldn't that be enough time to look at the rules once or otherwise realize Hacker News is not strictly for "news", and indeed the definition of good content for HN doesn't even mention news or new-ness? You want to see content covering new developments for Bittorrent? Submit it instead of complaining that others content isn't revolutionary enough.
  - grzm 8y ago
    Hacker News is a bit of a misnomer. The guidelines are clear as to what's appropriate to submit: > "On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html It need not be new or news.
  - atomashpolskiy 8y ago
    The first link contains a list of 3 (three) libraries. I personally would not call that "long". Anyways, your opinion is much appreciated, I'll make sure to check with you next time I decide to post something on HN.
lolptdr 8y ago
Just because you may have experience doing it doesn't mean other people may know about it. And just because it's not new doesn't mean it's not cool. The upvote-only scheme of HN will speak for itself so you shouldn't care so much.

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atomashpolskiy 8y ago

It's not supposed to be cool, just normal boring software that does useful things. As the author, I'm amazed by the number of people that contact me and ask questions on integrating Bt into their Java/Scala software which some of us use daily. In 2018 Bt is the most feature-complete BitTorrent implementation that is 100% pure Java.

zerr 8y ago
Waiting for "how to write bittorrent library" series ;)
dis-sys 8y ago
What I am trying to point out is that bittorrent is a well established protocol with a long list of client implementations[1]. 17 years[2] after the release of its original client in python, a particular library implementing the exact same protocol in a specific language is not a "news" - when this site is called "Hacker News". In 2018, when it comes to bittorrent, I'd expect to see _real_ news/discussions, just a few examples on top of my head - 1. recent large scale measurement results, e.g. how many concurrent users in 2018, how many are using the selfish-and-trouble-making Xunlei, mobile usage, etc. 2. any sybil attack recently observed in its DHT? progress on sybil attack detection and prevention. 3. frameworks for scraping contents on bittorrent 4. recent progress on NAT traversal [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BitTorrent_clients https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BitTorrent_clien... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(software)
- detaro 8y ago
  You've been here for over a year, shouldn't that be enough time to look at the rules once or otherwise realize Hacker News is not strictly for "news", and indeed the definition of good content for HN doesn't even mention news or new-ness? You want to see content covering new developments for Bittorrent? Submit it instead of complaining that others content isn't revolutionary enough.
- grzm 8y ago
  Hacker News is a bit of a misnomer. The guidelines are clear as to what's appropriate to submit: > "On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html It need not be new or news.
- atomashpolskiy 8y ago
  The first link contains a list of 3 (three) libraries. I personally would not call that "long". Anyways, your opinion is much appreciated, I'll make sure to check with you next time I decide to post something on HN.

lolptdr 8y ago

Just because you may have experience doing it doesn't mean other people may know about it. And just because it's not new doesn't mean it's not cool. The upvote-only scheme of HN will speak for itself so you shouldn't care so much.