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I thought I'd browse the source code and find a cool tool that does this using basic unix commands and syscalls. But then: #!/usr/bin/env node facepalm. A
by yuvadam 14y ago
I thought I'd browse the source code and find a cool tool that does this using basic unix commands and syscalls. But then:
#!/usr/bin/env node
facepalm. And since the code uses an etherpad dependency, it is completely trivial. How is this HN-worthy?
- andrewflnr 14y agoBecause it's an interesting idea. It doesn't have to have a hardcore implementation to be HN-worthy.
- bvdbijl 14y agoHow is this trivial? It's unique, I have never seen anything like it. Also, why would he make it harder for himself than necessary? I'd like to see your shell/C++/asm implementation
- simonmaddox 14y agoHonestly, I wasn't too worried about making something complex - I wanted to write something quickly that would work reliably. Yes, it's trivial to write. But it fulfilled a need that we had, and getting something useful released rather than building something needlessly complex is, from what I understand, everything that HN is about.
- cdata 14y agoHow is this comment HN worthy? It brings no valuable knowledge to the discussion, and discourages the sharing of novel ideas. The code may be trivial, but the idea certainly is not.
- Saavedro 14y agoWould not using node single-handedly make this HN-worthy? What if it were say, python?