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embedded web framework
SHOW HN2015
146points
40comments
#143of 2,565 in 2015
Top 6%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
3 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Performance: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Impressive that the site runs on an ESP8266 and handles HN traffic.
From 2 comments
Whoa nelly! This web site is running entirely on an 8266, responds instantly, and is handling the kiss of death associated with HN linking with no problem. That is amazing.
droithomme on HNThis is very impressive.
Retr0spectrum on HN
Objections
Rebooting every 400 users seems unstable.
From 1 comment
>running at 80Mhz 160MHz http://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?p=8107#p8107 also "Rebooting every 400 users" doesnt sound all that stable :)
rasz_pl on HN
Questions
Easiest way for a beginner to start with the ESP8266?
From 1 comment
For someone wanting to tinker but not being great at electronics project, what is the easiest way to: - Play with the chip (testing interfaces, deploying code etc) - "Deploy" it…
zapt02 on HN
Alternatives named
Arduino IDE, NodeMCU firmware, Adafruit Huzzah, Cesanta smart.js
From 4 comments
There is a firmware to run lua directly on the esp8266: https://github.com/nodemcu/nodemcu-firmware
nmjohn on HNOnthe software side, the Arduino programming environment now supports the ESP8266. This makes it very easy to start playing. One hint - to program, reboot with the programming…
foxylad on HNbuy a huzzah from adafruit, it breaks everything out, and is much more tolerant than the board itself. couple it with a small breadboard and an mb102, and you're good to go.
jerrysievert on HNhttp://www.esp8266.com https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino https://github.com/cesanta/smart.js/tree/master using the arduino environment, i had a circuit up reporting temperature…
jerrysievert on HN