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Why does everything have to run inside a web browser these days? I like my text editors/word processors to be lean, lightweight and focused on one thing: editin

by messe 8y ago

Why does everything have to run inside a web browser these days? I like my text editors/word processors to be lean, lightweight and focused on one thing: editing text. Everything Madoko offers here (aside from WYSIWYG—which is overrated when you're trying to produce content) can be accomplished with pandoc+your text editor of choice (I've been using classic nvi lately, seems to work well for a distraction free environment and as a bonus is in the base install of OpenBSD).

zouhair 8y ago
> Why does everything have to run inside a web browser these days? This. I hate this trend, I even systematically use mpv/youtube-dl to watch videos out of the browser.
kjeetgill 8y ago
I'm a basic bash and vim kinda cat too. Even then, I vastly prefer things in the browser for these 'flavor-of-the-week' type apps than many of the alternatives like: $ curl shady-url.com | bash, or $ tar xzf $(curl -O shady_url); make install, or $ npm install some-shady-package $ whatever other ruby/python/gem/egg/cmake/pathogen/etc. $ brew install cask github/shady-business $ docker pull ubunut+apt-get+myapp+postgres Or hey, click this and forget about it in an hour. Ah. so much better.
- b_b 8y ago
  While these web-app things may be nice for quickly trying out these programs, for actual long-term use on my machine and workflow besides all of the other programs, they don't stand up to the test unless they are truly revolutionary and needed.
MR4D 8y ago
According to item #10 on the page, you can download it and run it on the command line.
petepete 8y ago
I'm with you on that. Even if I'm typing a long response in a web form I often write it in Vim and paste it onto the form. I created a documentation CMS that functions as a Git repository allowing you to make the choice. The web editor is quite nice but power users will always prefer a proper editor. https://www.graphia.co.uk https://www.graphia.co.uk

by messe 8y ago

zouhair 8y ago

> Why does everything have to run inside a web browser these days? This. I hate this trend, I even systematically use mpv/youtube-dl to watch videos out of the browser.

kjeetgill 8y ago

I'm a basic bash and vim kinda cat too. Even then, I vastly prefer things in the browser for these 'flavor-of-the-week' type apps than many of the alternatives like: $ curl shady-url.com | bash, or $ tar xzf $(curl -O shady_url); make install, or $ npm install some-shady-package $ whatever other ruby/python/gem/egg/cmake/pathogen/etc. $ brew install cask github/shady-business $ docker pull ubunut+apt-get+myapp+postgres Or hey, click this and forget about it in an hour. Ah. so much better.

b_b 8y ago
While these web-app things may be nice for quickly trying out these programs, for actual long-term use on my machine and workflow besides all of the other programs, they don't stand up to the test unless they are truly revolutionary and needed.

MR4D 8y ago

According to item #10 on the page, you can download it and run it on the command line.

petepete 8y ago

I'm with you on that. Even if I'm typing a long response in a web form I often write it in Vim and paste it onto the form. I created a documentation CMS that functions as a Git repository allowing you to make the choice. The web editor is quite nice but power users will always prefer a proper editor. https://www.graphia.co.uk https://www.graphia.co.uk