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Just a fun meta note: I initially authored this blogpost and collaborated on it with my colleagues using repl.it. It's also hosted under https://repl.vc https:/

by amasad 8y ago

Just a fun meta note: I initially authored this blogpost and collaborated on it with my colleagues using repl.it. It's also hosted under https://repl.vc https://repl.vc and you can get to the source this way https://repl.vc/__repl https://repl.vc/__repl Moreover, lots of people are discovering our jobs (https://repl.it/jobs https://repl.it/jobs) page. It's worth noting that it's as part of an ongoing project we're calling repl.run: ship terminal apps as websites. We released it in beta last week and we're already seeing lots of fun apps built with it: - Text-based rpg game: https://rpg.dtfps.repl.run/ https://rpg.dtfps.repl.run/ - snake game: https://sssnake.ericqweinstein.repl.run/ https://sssnake.ericqweinstein.repl.run/ - cool interactive terminal animation in ruby: https://key-press-2.theangryepicbanana.repl.run/ https://key-press-2.theangryepicbanana.repl.run/ - Pure Python Bash Shell: https://ppbs.neocities.org/ https://ppbs.neocities.org/ - Chatroom: https://chatroom.pyelias.repl.run/ https://chatroom.pyelias.repl.run/ - Our jobs page standalone: https://jerbs.util.repl.run/ https://jerbs.util.repl.run/ More on repl.run: https://repl.it/talk/announcements/BetaExplorers-Announcing-replrun-publish-your-terminal-apps-as-websites/7802 https://repl.it/talk/announcements/BetaExplorers-Announcing-...

mindgam3 8y ago
Awesome job on the terminal-app-as-webpage concept. I like how it also fits in with your meta "IDE to learn programming" concept. It made slightly more sense to me when I saw it on context at this URL: https://repl.it/site/jobs https://repl.it/site/jobs
- amasad 8y ago
  Yeah, the idea is that almost everyone's first computer program is a terminal program along the lines of: name = input('What is your name?\n') print('Hi, %s.' % name) (https://name.amasad.repl.run/ https://name.amasad.repl.run/) Every programmer has experienced an intense sense of accomplishment when someone uses their program. The problem is that, until today, there was no easy way to share text and terminal-based programs. The bar to sharing apps shouldn't be GUI as it remains really really hard.
  - mindgam3 8y ago
    It's really awesome. The first time I saw a web interface like this was on the Mr Robot website (www.whoismrrobot.com). Ironically, it looks like they've updated the site since then with a GUI. But originally it included a DOS-like terminal. It was such a fun page. Really good UX in the sense that it's playful and instantly recognizable with a nostalgic feel to anyone who's ever tried to hack software. I ended up creating my own JS-based console-based interface for a side project, not released yet. It's kind of genius that you guys have an even simpler way for people to launch these.
    - amasad 8y ago
      Thank you! On Mr. Robot we have a few references to it on the website including this very post. See the last video on the page, zoom in on the top-left corner ;)

by amasad 8y ago

mindgam3 8y ago

Awesome job on the terminal-app-as-webpage concept. I like how it also fits in with your meta "IDE to learn programming" concept. It made slightly more sense to me when I saw it on context at this URL: https://repl.it/site/jobs https://repl.it/site/jobs

amasad 8y ago
Yeah, the idea is that almost everyone's first computer program is a terminal program along the lines of: name = input('What is your name?\n') print('Hi, %s.' % name) (https://name.amasad.repl.run/ https://name.amasad.repl.run/) Every programmer has experienced an intense sense of accomplishment when someone uses their program. The problem is that, until today, there was no easy way to share text and terminal-based programs. The bar to sharing apps shouldn't be GUI as it remains really really hard.
- mindgam3 8y ago
  It's really awesome. The first time I saw a web interface like this was on the Mr Robot website (www.whoismrrobot.com). Ironically, it looks like they've updated the site since then with a GUI. But originally it included a DOS-like terminal. It was such a fun page. Really good UX in the sense that it's playful and instantly recognizable with a nostalgic feel to anyone who's ever tried to hack software. I ended up creating my own JS-based console-based interface for a side project, not released yet. It's kind of genius that you guys have an even simpler way for people to launch these.
  - amasad 8y ago
    Thank you! On Mr. Robot we have a few references to it on the website including this very post. See the last video on the page, zoom in on the top-left corner ;)