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We normally would wait to announce this until it was time to drum up the press machine, but it was more important to us that you guys know what's going on. If

by ibdknox 14y ago

We normally would wait to announce this until it was time to drum up the press machine, but it was more important to us that you guys know what's going on. If anyone has specific questions/concerns, I'll be lurking.

reiddraper 14y ago
Are the release dates for Kickstarter backers changing at all?
- ibdknox 14y ago
  If they do, they'll be getting better, not worse.
  - reiddraper 14y ago
    Great. Thanks for the transparency.
  - deleted 14y ago
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  - kamaal 14y ago
    Well do not even think of the term 'delay' or 'slip in schedule'. You have beaten up enough hype to keep people on toes expecting this thing to come out. In fact it will be very interesting if we see commit logs on something like Github. A lot of people follow a certain project(s) which they like. That may also help you test and flush out bugs as needed while soliciting feedback. All the best and expecting to see a solid product out!
scarredwaits 14y ago
I initially donated to make sure light table becomes a reality, but I will not withdraw my donation because I think this is a very worthwhile project and I still feel proud to support it. In other words: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!
- iharris 14y ago
  Seconded! I think you guys are building something great here, and I can't wait to take it for a spin. Keep it up!
- mey 14y ago
  I was planning to contribute towards the end of the campaign, but now that the kickstarter is successful AND YC is taking it under it's wings, I'm going to wait to be a retail customer. Wish you the best of luck, this project is very interesting.
zumbojo 14y ago
Did you apply to YC, or were you invited to YC? (I am curious how the process works for startups that already have significant traction before joining YC. Humble Bundle comes to mind.)
- ibdknox 14y ago
  We had actually applied previously with a totally different idea, but then Light Table blew up and we resubmitted late.
  - jqueryin 14y ago
    I haven't seen Nathan talking about LT much. I'm assuming he's on the team from your previous YC attempt, am I correct? I was going to congratulate both of you, but I wasn't 100% sure.
    - ibdknox 14y ago
      Actually it's with another friend from high school :) He's dealing with trying to move out here right now, but you'll be seeing him a lot more - ibdthor is his username.
  - andrewcross 14y ago
    I'd always been curious about what needs to happen for a late application to be accepted. Thanks for the transparency!
    - pg 14y ago
      When we realized that multiple YC partners had already independently contributed to the Kickstarter project because they wanted to use Light Table themselves, it was not a hard decision.
fredsters_s 14y ago
Epic! Alpha preview for Alums? ;)
Tuna-Fish 14y ago
Question. Did this: > I've been quiet over the past couple weeks as I've been putting together a demo to show the real power of what's to come and I can't wait to show it to you all. I'll give you a little hint: I've been making a lot of sssSSSSssssSSssss noises lately ;) ever get released? Was the demo for the YC?
- ibdknox 14y ago
  Look for it at the beginning of next week :)
- netghost 14y ago
  I assume it's going to have Python sssSSssSSssupport.
  - Jach 14y ago
    Alternatively hacking Minecraft on-the-fly via Clojure.
xdialog 14y ago
We normally would wait to ... we believe we have the best possible chance ... We rallied together ... we wanted to let our supporters know ... We want to thank you all ... we were able to come together ... we can work to make it a reality. Who is this "we"? Is it just you, Chris?
- emp_ 14y ago
  If it is just him, you may call this an old habit of an enterprise past.
jwr 14y ago
I pledged because a) I like the fact that you're thinking outside the box, b) you're building something I wanted to build, as I think all IDEs are obsolete, c) you're building it for my favorite language first (Clojure) and d) I want it built as quickly as possible. None of these reasons became invalid when you joined YC, so the pledge still stands.

by ibdknox 14y ago

reiddraper 14y ago

Are the release dates for Kickstarter backers changing at all?

ibdknox 14y ago
If they do, they'll be getting better, not worse.
- reiddraper 14y ago
  Great. Thanks for the transparency.
- deleted 14y ago
  [deleted]
- kamaal 14y ago
  Well do not even think of the term 'delay' or 'slip in schedule'. You have beaten up enough hype to keep people on toes expecting this thing to come out. In fact it will be very interesting if we see commit logs on something like Github. A lot of people follow a certain project(s) which they like. That may also help you test and flush out bugs as needed while soliciting feedback. All the best and expecting to see a solid product out!

scarredwaits 14y ago

I initially donated to make sure light table becomes a reality, but I will not withdraw my donation because I think this is a very worthwhile project and I still feel proud to support it. In other words: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!

iharris 14y ago
Seconded! I think you guys are building something great here, and I can't wait to take it for a spin. Keep it up!
mey 14y ago
I was planning to contribute towards the end of the campaign, but now that the kickstarter is successful AND YC is taking it under it's wings, I'm going to wait to be a retail customer. Wish you the best of luck, this project is very interesting.

zumbojo 14y ago

Did you apply to YC, or were you invited to YC? (I am curious how the process works for startups that already have significant traction before joining YC. Humble Bundle comes to mind.)

ibdknox 14y ago
We had actually applied previously with a totally different idea, but then Light Table blew up and we resubmitted late.
- jqueryin 14y ago
  I haven't seen Nathan talking about LT much. I'm assuming he's on the team from your previous YC attempt, am I correct? I was going to congratulate both of you, but I wasn't 100% sure.
  - ibdknox 14y ago
    Actually it's with another friend from high school :) He's dealing with trying to move out here right now, but you'll be seeing him a lot more - ibdthor is his username.
- andrewcross 14y ago
  I'd always been curious about what needs to happen for a late application to be accepted. Thanks for the transparency!
  - pg 14y ago
    When we realized that multiple YC partners had already independently contributed to the Kickstarter project because they wanted to use Light Table themselves, it was not a hard decision.

fredsters_s 14y ago

Epic! Alpha preview for Alums? ;)

Tuna-Fish 14y ago

Question. Did this: > I've been quiet over the past couple weeks as I've been putting together a demo to show the real power of what's to come and I can't wait to show it to you all. I'll give you a little hint: I've been making a lot of sssSSSSssssSSssss noises lately ;) ever get released? Was the demo for the YC?

ibdknox 14y ago
Look for it at the beginning of next week :)
netghost 14y ago
I assume it's going to have Python sssSSssSSssupport.
- Jach 14y ago
  Alternatively hacking Minecraft on-the-fly via Clojure.

xdialog 14y ago

We normally would wait to ... we believe we have the best possible chance ... We rallied together ... we wanted to let our supporters know ... We want to thank you all ... we were able to come together ... we can work to make it a reality. Who is this "we"? Is it just you, Chris?

emp_ 14y ago
If it is just him, you may call this an old habit of an enterprise past.

jwr 14y ago

I pledged because a) I like the fact that you're thinking outside the box, b) you're building something I wanted to build, as I think all IDEs are obsolete, c) you're building it for my favorite language first (Clojure) and d) I want it built as quickly as possible. None of these reasons became invalid when you joined YC, so the pledge still stands.