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Show HN: AtomPair – Pair Programming with Slack and HipChat Integration

127 points by funkylexoo 12y ago

apeacox 12y ago
Tried yesterday with my colleague. Actually, it only supports one file per session (see TODO in the README), IMHO this limit doesn't make it usable for a real pairing session, especially when you need to work on several files in a project.
- funkylexoo 12y ago
  Thanks for the feedback -I'll share at once with my colleagues. The code is open source though, it should be reasonably easy to add these features.
- organsnyder 12y ago
  That's the big thing that's stopped us from using this and similar tools. Most projects involve frequent switches between multiple files.
mattbessey 12y ago
Maybe not terribly useful for real world programming (while there is a one file limit), but for interview coding sessions it seems brilliant to me. Great work!
- funkylexoo 12y ago
  Thanks! Really appreciate the feedback.
TimJRobinson 12y ago
Cloud9 Collaboration mode is also open source: https://github.com/c9/c9.ide.collab https://github.com/c9/c9.ide.collab (Same code that's used on http://c9.io http://c9.io which can be used for free). Has chat and ability to work with multiple files out of the box.
ThePhysicist 12y ago
Am I the only one here who thinks that "Molecule" would have been a better name than "AtomPair"? ;)
- jpatel531 12y ago
  Hehe - I love it for sure -- we considered it but decided on something more 'obvious' :)
- funkylexoo 12y ago
  I had lobbied for Democritus... unsuccessfully :(
- joeyspn 12y ago
  I would have named it "Van der Waals" or "Spin"... =)
- davexunit 12y ago
  Diatomic.
- maniacalrobot 12y ago
  better than "quantum teleportation" I guess
  - mathgeek 12y ago
    The name these days would probably end up as Quantumly.
- mathgeek 12y ago
  My personal choices would have been "Covalent" or "Ionic," but naturally those are taken already.
ThomPete 12y ago
Would this work for teaching programming remotely too?
- thebouv 12y ago
  Sounds like a great idea for it. If you can get someone to be 1 on 1 with you like that.
gpmcadam 12y ago
Can anyone suggest a similar package for Sublime Text 3?
- manveru 12y ago
  https://github.com/Floobits/floobits-sublime https://github.com/Floobits/floobits-sublime maybe?
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veb 12y ago
An "old idea", but executed brilliantly. I absolutely love this, and will be watching the development closely. I've always been a fan of 'pair programming' even remotely using Skype for example... but that's not that great (you can only watch, or one person can only work at any single time) but this is actually designed for real pair programming over the internet. Love it! Great stuff!!
atrilumen 12y ago
Did you consider using a WebRTC data channel for this?
- hazelnut 12y ago
  As it was developed by Pusher I guess it was not their goal.
  - DanWaterworth 12y ago
    Indeed. However, if WebRTC had been used, how would the state be synced? Having a central server vastly simplifies that problem. Disclaimer: Pusher employee (didn't work on this project though).
    - atrilumen 12y ago
      It's been a little while since I thought about it, and I may not be considering exactly the same use cases, but I'm pretty sure I'd do something vaguely like this: Initiator of session holds authoritative file. Guest receives full file upon connection. Diffs are taken on each change (onkeypress event) ( for simple key mapping invariance (♥λ) ). Shoot the diffs over the wire, and apply the updates. Something like that.
steveeq1 12y ago
Interesting. I'm a regular emacs user though. Does anyone know of any pair programming extensions for emacs?
- scottjad 12y ago
  https://github.com/Floobits/floobits-emacs https://github.com/Floobits/floobits-emacs Or, screen/tmux.
  - steveeq1 12y ago
    Whoa! Cool! Thanks, I didn't know this existed!
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davefp 12y ago
Neat! I realize that this was developed in-house by Pusher, but what I'd really like to see is floobits-atom reach maturity since their service is already editor-agnostic. https://github.com/Floobits/floobits-atom https://github.com/Floobits/floobits-atom
RobotCaleb 12y ago
I've started a project doing pair programming livestream sessions. We're using floobits integration with sublime as editing (multiple) local files is ideal. If this reaches that level I'd love to try it out.
haphazardeous 12y ago
Am I the only one who thinks pair programming just makes you sleepy?
elyrly 12y ago
Whats the prevalence of Atom as a text editor?
- cmpb 12y ago
  From what I understand, Atom has a pretty big user base and it's getting larger. Now that they've squashed a lot of the bugs that plagued the early versions, it seems to be taking off. Note: I've been using it for over a year, so I may have a biased view as a member of the community.
bl4ckcontact 12y ago
Wonderful execution. Great job!
KFW504 12y ago
This is really impressive!
maxjet 12y ago
Looking at the profile of the developer who made this - he's only been coding for a year. Not a bad effort for a Makers Academy bootcamp grad

127 points by funkylexoo 12y ago

Tried yesterday with my colleague. Actually, it only supports one file per session (see TODO in the README), IMHO this limit doesn't make it usable for a real pairing session, especially when you need to work on several files in a project.

funkylexoo 12y ago
Thanks for the feedback -I'll share at once with my colleagues. The code is open source though, it should be reasonably easy to add these features.
organsnyder 12y ago
That's the big thing that's stopped us from using this and similar tools. Most projects involve frequent switches between multiple files.

mattbessey 12y ago

Maybe not terribly useful for real world programming (while there is a one file limit), but for interview coding sessions it seems brilliant to me. Great work!

funkylexoo 12y ago
Thanks! Really appreciate the feedback.

TimJRobinson 12y ago

Cloud9 Collaboration mode is also open source: https://github.com/c9/c9.ide.collab https://github.com/c9/c9.ide.collab (Same code that's used on http://c9.io http://c9.io which can be used for free). Has chat and ability to work with multiple files out of the box.

ThePhysicist 12y ago

Am I the only one here who thinks that "Molecule" would have been a better name than "AtomPair"? ;)

jpatel531 12y ago
Hehe - I love it for sure -- we considered it but decided on something more 'obvious' :)
funkylexoo 12y ago
I had lobbied for Democritus... unsuccessfully :(
joeyspn 12y ago
I would have named it "Van der Waals" or "Spin"... =)
davexunit 12y ago
Diatomic.
maniacalrobot 12y ago
better than "quantum teleportation" I guess
- mathgeek 12y ago
  The name these days would probably end up as Quantumly.
mathgeek 12y ago
My personal choices would have been "Covalent" or "Ionic," but naturally those are taken already.

ThomPete 12y ago

Would this work for teaching programming remotely too?

thebouv 12y ago
Sounds like a great idea for it. If you can get someone to be 1 on 1 with you like that.

gpmcadam 12y ago

Can anyone suggest a similar package for Sublime Text 3?

manveru 12y ago
https://github.com/Floobits/floobits-sublime https://github.com/Floobits/floobits-sublime maybe?
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veb 12y ago

An "old idea", but executed brilliantly. I absolutely love this, and will be watching the development closely. I've always been a fan of 'pair programming' even remotely using Skype for example... but that's not that great (you can only watch, or one person can only work at any single time) but this is actually designed for real pair programming over the internet. Love it! Great stuff!!

atrilumen 12y ago

Did you consider using a WebRTC data channel for this?

hazelnut 12y ago
As it was developed by Pusher I guess it was not their goal.
- DanWaterworth 12y ago
  Indeed. However, if WebRTC had been used, how would the state be synced? Having a central server vastly simplifies that problem. Disclaimer: Pusher employee (didn't work on this project though).
  - atrilumen 12y ago
    It's been a little while since I thought about it, and I may not be considering exactly the same use cases, but I'm pretty sure I'd do something vaguely like this: Initiator of session holds authoritative file. Guest receives full file upon connection. Diffs are taken on each change (onkeypress event) ( for simple key mapping invariance (♥λ) ). Shoot the diffs over the wire, and apply the updates. Something like that.

steveeq1 12y ago

Interesting. I'm a regular emacs user though. Does anyone know of any pair programming extensions for emacs?

scottjad 12y ago
https://github.com/Floobits/floobits-emacs https://github.com/Floobits/floobits-emacs Or, screen/tmux.
- steveeq1 12y ago
  Whoa! Cool! Thanks, I didn't know this existed!
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davefp 12y ago

Neat! I realize that this was developed in-house by Pusher, but what I'd really like to see is floobits-atom reach maturity since their service is already editor-agnostic. https://github.com/Floobits/floobits-atom https://github.com/Floobits/floobits-atom

RobotCaleb 12y ago

I've started a project doing pair programming livestream sessions. We're using floobits integration with sublime as editing (multiple) local files is ideal. If this reaches that level I'd love to try it out.

haphazardeous 12y ago

Am I the only one who thinks pair programming just makes you sleepy?

elyrly 12y ago

Whats the prevalence of Atom as a text editor?

cmpb 12y ago
From what I understand, Atom has a pretty big user base and it's getting larger. Now that they've squashed a lot of the bugs that plagued the early versions, it seems to be taking off. Note: I've been using it for over a year, so I may have a biased view as a member of the community.

bl4ckcontact 12y ago

Wonderful execution. Great job!

KFW504 12y ago

This is really impressive!

maxjet 12y ago

Looking at the profile of the developer who made this - he's only been coding for a year. Not a bad effort for a Makers Academy bootcamp grad