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In the ancient times there was a startup called The Grid. Very hyped. They implemented the Cassowary layout algorithm for the web and called it GSS. I loved th
by malthejorgensen 2y ago
In the ancient times there was a startup called The Grid. Very hyped. They implemented the Cassowary layout algorithm for the web and called it GSS.
I loved the idea of GSS but it never caught on:
https://gss.github.io/ https://gss.github.io/
- pianoben 2y ago> in the ancient times > 2014 Rage successfully baited - that was like three months ago, tops! I wonder what ever happened with Grid - they were indeed very hyped, but fairly-obviously vaporware too IIRC. At least in terms of marketing, where they claimed AI web-property generation.
- jgalt212 2y agoVery ahead of the times for 2014. > GSS was created by Dan Tocchini, leader of the TheGrid, the first AI website platform.
- bsimpson 2y agoI consulted with them briefly. Felt like it was stimulant-fueled hustleporn. They had an interesting concept, but not surprised they didn't turn out a sustainable product.
- Inviz 2y agoI programmed that gss thing. Fundamentally the issue is that cassowary can’t do 2d constraints and can’t do li e wraps. It’s dumb.