visualR

8 ms·

61.
by visualR 13y ago
>> Just because someone's an engineer doesn't magically make people throw money at their project. No one said that. It is a lame criticism - focus on whether there is a need for the project, is it possible in the time frame,
62.
by visualR 13y ago
Agreed. Cocoa is the most productive environment for desktop development. It is unrivaled.
63.
by visualR 13y ago
I think GNUStep already implements the public Cocoa SDK for 10.4. Though I still think the jump to 10.6 will take longer than a year, if that means supporting Core Data, GCD, bindings, etc.
64.
by visualR 13y ago
If thats all it was you may as well have linked to Java Swing
65.
by visualR 13y ago
Thats a pretty lame criticism considering the campaign was started by 1 guy who is an engineer, not into marketing.
66.
by visualR 13y ago
I doubt very much developers interested in GNUStep are like your typical consumer/game player. They read.
67.
by visualR 13y ago
Is the price of $667 a play on what Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak sold the original Apple I for?
68.
by visualR 13y ago
Thanks for the advice. You are right, each object is serialized as a JSON structure (freeze dried) and then instantiated when the GUI loads. Definitely that JSON should be editable.
69.
by visualR 13y ago
It wont be called Atlas. Right now Im just relating it to Atlas, which like you said is defunct. Im just in the early stages of developing the framework and tools and am looking for feedback.
70.
by visualR 13y ago
Thanks. I am going to rebuild Atlas, but not in Cappuccino, in a new JavaScript-only (no Objective-J) framework im calling cupertino.js. Just looking for feedback on the idea right now.
71.
Show HN: Cappuccino-like framework in JavaScript, here is my start on "Atlas"(nodestep.hokuasoftware.com)
10 points by visualR 13y ago|7 comments
72.
by visualR 13y ago
In my experience the public at large is satisfied with Excel/Numbers, while scientists prefer their power tools like R or Matlab. Perhaps you should pivot and build something like RStudio but for numpy.
73.
by visualR 13y ago
Is there a monetization strategy? Seems like I see things like this popup every couple months. Is there really a demand?
74.
by visualR 13y ago
The only thing slow about Canvas I've found is when the canvas area needs to be resized : i.e. canvas.height or canvas.width changes. Drawing itself hasnt been an issue for me.
75.
by visualR 13y ago
Im just saying your giving up a major marketing outlet if you arnt on the MAS. Of course you can go it alone, but since it is a MAC app, that would be foolish.
76.
by visualR 13y ago
Correct but if your not on the app store, who will know about your app.
77.
by visualR 13y ago
This is exactly why I stopped developing for native. If you want to fix a bug or tweak/add one little feature its a huge ordeal. Plus the 30% tax on non-recurring revenue. I'm glad he's doing mac apps. Less competition in the web space.
78.
by visualR 13y ago
Lol...be funny if he had STEVE written on his underwear
79.
Microsoft recognizes its fail planning to include a boot to desktop option(theverge.com)
1 points by visualR 13y ago|0 comments
80.
by visualR 13y ago
Why not a happy middle ground - $59/year?
81.
by visualR 13y ago
$10 is cost prohibitive???
82.
by visualR 14y ago
-- Dead on ---
83.
by visualR 14y ago
I agree with your sentiment, everything is still OK right now. But if I am forced to use Apple's equivalent of a "Metro" interface, I am done and going to Linux.
84.
by visualR 14y ago
>> People act as if Jobs was a tyrant badmouthing random innocent people. He wasn't. He was actually pretty genial most of the time. What would set him off was not when someone made an error, but when someone did the wrong thing and
85.
by visualR 14y ago
When Motorola bought 280 North, they also got Atlas. For whatever reason Motorola never continued Atlas/made it public. Most Cappuccino developers instead use Interface Builder to layout the interface and the tool nib2cib to bring it into a
86.
by visualR 14y ago
This is exactly what you do in Interface Builder, although its visual.
87.
by visualR 14y ago
Ive gotten the Objective-J compiler and custom build system to run on Node.js. Node.js is much better than Narwhal, this is purely an engineering decision.
88.
by visualR 14y ago
Isn't there already enough hero worshiping on HN as it is?
89.
by visualR 14y ago
If youre comparing Interface Builder to Visual Basic, you just dont get it.
90.
by visualR 14y ago
> If native mobile apps end up de facto replacing the open internet Mobile is just hyped. Once companies realize that people who access to the internet solely through their phone can hardly be monteized, well be back pre-iphone in the h

More ›