Caster
Productivity
video manager
SHOW HN2017
121points
18comments
#350of 2,242 in 2017
Top 16%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
2 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Docs: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 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
Enjoyment of Elixir's pipe operator and process handling.
From 1 comment
I really enjoyed it. It's quite a different way of doing things, but I just completely love the |> operator... Also, the first time you completely replace a process and things…
patrickdavey on HN
Vue found easier to use than React.
From 1 comment
Well, I'd read enough about Vue on HN that I wanted to have a play with it. I'd call myself "full stackish", but I'm certainly no pro at JS. I'd played a little with React (about…
patrickdavey on HN
Objections
Downloading videos locally takes a lot of disk space.
From 1 comment
``` Videos are downloaded locally, and then viewed using vlc. ``` Hmm, this is going to take tonnes of space. Any chance it could be optimized? I like how Kodi and similar…
kostarelo on HN
Requests
Add streaming playback instead of full downloads.
From 1 comment
``` Videos are downloaded locally, and then viewed using vlc. ``` Hmm, this is going to take tonnes of space. Any chance it could be optimized? I like how Kodi and similar…
kostarelo on HN
Document what the tool is for in the README.
From 1 comment
I know this is more about the code than the end product, but it's not clear to me what I would actually do with this. Who is this for and in what way should they use it? If/when…
memco on HN
Questions
How long the project took to build.
From 1 comment
How long did it take you the first time, and how long did it take you to remake? If you break down by part it's helpful too, like how long the rails portion took, how long it…
KaoruAoiShiho on HN
How the maker likes Phoenix and Elixir.
From 1 comment
how'd you like Phoenix and Elixir? I just did a hello world this week.
smithd98 on HN
Alternatives named
Kodi
From 1 comment
``` Videos are downloaded locally, and then viewed using vlc. ``` Hmm, this is going to take tonnes of space. Any chance it could be optimized? I like how Kodi and similar…
kostarelo on HN