Woboq Code Browser
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How HN took it
1 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.
Design: 0 for, 5 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
Works well and is useful for large C++ projects
From 2 comments
Woboq works well! I use it for few months: http://vmorgulys.github.io/stackcity/doc/woboq/html/stackcity/core/ I have a lot of errors (from clang) because I use some C++17 stuff…
vmorgulis on HNAwesome work! I've actually been making something in a similar vein myself, but it's not nearly this polished. One issue (I'm not sure how it could be fixed) is that sections of…
alschwalm on HN
Objections
Syntax highlighting colors and too many colors make code hard to read
From 3 comments
I don't know if it's my relative unfamiliarity with C++ or those syntax highlighting colors but I find that code incredibly hard to parse quickly.
tlrobinson on HNThere's a lot of whitespace removed, but also IMO they used way too many colors. Once you highlight everything, you're highlighting nothing.
slazaro on HNIMO having variables be different colors is a little distracting.
personjerry on HN
Code in preprocessor-disabled sections is not highlighted
From 1 comment
Awesome work! I've actually been making something in a similar vein myself, but it's not nearly this polished. One issue (I'm not sure how it could be fixed) is that sections of…
alschwalm on HN
Requests
Integrate with repo hosting and PR review
From 1 comment
I would love for this to be baked in with repo hosting, it would make reviewing PRs easier. Also ruby/python support would be awesome, although a huge can of worms.
quadrature on HN
Support Ruby and Python
From 1 comment
I would love for this to be baked in with repo hosting, it would make reviewing PRs easier. Also ruby/python support would be awesome, although a huge can of worms.
quadrature on HN
Add static analysis or code coverage output
From 2 comments
Maybe you could combine it with static analysis or code coverage output?
Ono-Sendai on HNWoboq works well! I use it for few months: http://vmorgulys.github.io/stackcity/doc/woboq/html/stackcity/core/ I have a lot of errors (from clang) because I use some C++17 stuff…
vmorgulis on HN
Hosted version with GitHub login, and easier self-hosting such as a Docker image
From 1 comment
My 2 suggestions for making money: 1. Offer a hosted version where I can log-in with my github login, select a repo with C++ and have it indexed. Use github model: open-source…
kjksf on HN
Change the name
From 1 comment
Also, change the name.
kjksf on HN
Questions
How to make money from the project
From 1 comment
Thanks everyone for the upvotes :) Right now we're wondering how to make a bit of money out of this. Do you have any hints or recommendations? (consulting/contract work is the…
guruz on HN
Alternatives named
Sourcegraph
From 2 comments
Woboq works well! I use it for few months: http://vmorgulys.github.io/stackcity/doc/woboq/html/stackcity/core/ I have a lot of errors (from clang) because I use some C++17 stuff…
vmorgulis on HNI believe sourcegraph[0] is doing something similar, they don't have support for c++ yet though. [0]https://sourcegraph.com/
aksx on HN
DXR (Mozilla)
From 1 comment
Woboq works well! I use it for few months: http://vmorgulys.github.io/stackcity/doc/woboq/html/stackcity/core/ I have a lot of errors (from clang) because I use some C++17 stuff…
vmorgulis on HN