Is It Snappy?

Dev tools

latency measurement

SHOW HN2017

293points
84comments
#74of 2,242 in 2017
Top 4%of 2017 by points

How HN took it

LovedMost comments that take a side are positive

13 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.38.

Idea: 9 for, 0 againstPerformance: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful tool for measuring latency that few people measure

    From 3 comments
    • This is great! Measuring latency is the first step to fixing it, and it's a step most never take. I've previously worked on a method of measuring latency in an automated way…
      modeless on HN
    • Great work! I've already measured 4 of my gaming systems. The NDS outperformed them all - Rhythm Paradise reacts in 33ms from tap to image change B-) I can imagine screenshot…
      Darthy on HN
    • This is awesome! I work in the cash register software development world, and our customers are sometimes quite picky about the latency of our systems as a whole (= the time…
      Slartie on HN

Objections

  • Camera precision of about 4ms is coarse for claimed editor latencies

    From 1 comment
    • Surprised that the author is quoting latency of editors to 0.1ms, when the precision of the camera is only 4ms. Are they really repeating these tests 40+ times?
      stevage on HN

Requests

  • Android support

    From 2 comments
  • Audio or sound visualization for input timing

    From 1 comment
    • Our current benchmarks tell us what's happening after OS sends keystroke to the text editor and before we hand off rendering to the OS. This tool has potential to tell us what's…
      amadeusw on HN

Questions

  • Does it work on Pixel or other Android high-speed cameras?

    From 2 comments
    • Could something like this work with the pixel's camera?
      wnevets on HN
    • Are there any Android smartphones with 240Hz cams?
      k__ on HN

Alternatives named

  • LED and photodiode rigs with oscilloscopes

    From 2 comments
    • Tangentially relevant, but I've been part of several communities that have discovered a lot of interesting things about some video games using high-speed cameras. Super Smash…
      1maginary on HN
    • Ubuntu latency is better than Windows 10 on this hardware?! Way to go! Better check your videocard driver's settings. For NVidia on Windows, you can for example alter number of…
      stinos on HN

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