Floobits-atom

Dev tools

pair programming plugin

SHOW HN2015

49points
5comments
#574of 2,565 in 2015
Top 23%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.

Execution: 2 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Quick to get working on a fresh Atom install

    From 1 comment
    • Really cool -- just got it working in about ~10 minutes on a fresh Atom install. Was able to verify that it works in a web browser session. Very cool, so far. Keep going!
      pixelmonkey on HN
  • Works with Sublime Text users and in browser sessions

    From 2 comments
    • Really cool -- just got it working in about ~10 minutes on a fresh Atom install. Was able to verify that it works in a web browser session. Very cool, so far. Keep going!
      pixelmonkey on HN
    • There is a decent chance your problem has been fixed by now - ggreer and I have used the Floobits plugin daily for the last couple of years. On more than one occasion, a former…
      kansface on HN
  • Editor-native sign-in, video chat and terminal sharing

    From 1 comment
    • There is a decent chance your problem has been fixed by now - ggreer and I have used the Floobits plugin daily for the last couple of years. On more than one occasion, a former…
      kansface on HN

Objections

  • Earlier Sublime Text plugin was unreliable

    From 1 comment
    • Forgive my lack of specificity with this harshness because it's been a long time. Floobits was horribly broken when I tried it in Sublime Text. Why should I give it a chance in…
      feedjoelpie on HN
  • Synchronization design may struggle with more than two users and reconnection

    From 1 comment
    • This looks quite neat! I believe text synchronization relies on Simon Fraser's Differential Synchronization[0], which relies on conventional diff / match / patch and requires…
      espadrine on HN

Questions

  • Why use differential synchronization instead of OT or CRDTs

    From 1 comment
    • This looks quite neat! I believe text synchronization relies on Simon Fraser's Differential Synchronization[0], which relies on conventional diff / match / patch and requires…
      espadrine on HN
  • Why choose it over Screenhero

    From 1 comment
    • Forgive my lack of specificity with this harshness because it's been a long time. Floobits was horribly broken when I tried it in Sublime Text. Why should I give it a chance in…
      feedjoelpie on HN

Alternatives named

  • Screenhero

    From 2 comments
    • Forgive my lack of specificity with this harshness because it's been a long time. Floobits was horribly broken when I tried it in Sublime Text. Why should I give it a chance in…
      feedjoelpie on HN
    • There is a decent chance your problem has been fixed by now - ggreer and I have used the Floobits plugin daily for the last couple of years. On more than one occasion, a former…
      kansface on HN

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