Wey
Productivity
team chat client
SHOW HN2018
277points
177comments
#99of 2,155 in 2018
Top 5%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 11 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Design: 1 for, 7 againstPerformance: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fast and lighter than Slack's app
From 3 comments
Awesome! ...also kinda depressing that it's neccessary. Hey Slack! How about an app for your service that doesn't grind my macbook pro to a halt?
maxehmookau on HNI installed it, it seemed a lot more "performant" than Slack's app on OS X. The Wey app crashed within 5 minutes though. :( I noted that Wey only gives links to pictures with no…
wuliwong on HN* If all Electron/Yue apps's performance are like this, I'm fine with Electron/Yue. * The app is still quite buggy but showing a lots of potential.
tuananh on HN
Objections
Buggy: scrollbars cover text box, link messages disappear
From 2 comments
Seems really fast and snappy when I tried it, but already ran into multiple bugs within minutes of using it that makes it not usable for me. (Not meant as a harsh criticism, but…
godot on HN* If all Electron/Yue apps's performance are like this, I'm fine with Electron/Yue. * The app is still quite buggy but showing a lots of potential.
tuananh on HN
UI spacing and padding inconsistent
From 2 comments
There is no "vertical rhythm". The strength of the different elements is all over the place. Some elements randomly have 20px spaces between them, some have 28px, some have 32px.…
Raphmedia on HNThis! It's very far from being 1:1 clone of Slack UI, it's closer to a child's drawing of Slack UI. A mockup. See, this is what I meant, some people just don't see it!
seba_dos1 on HN
Not native code, so the benefit over the web client is unclear
From 2 comments
How is this better than the official web client and why would I use it? It's not really "native", either.
PrimeDirective on HNI kind of understand the need, but I would be more prone to actually use it if it was actually fully native. Now, I can simply just wait for Slack to update their client. I don't…
staticelf on HN
Requests
Signed macOS package
From 1 comment
Is there any possibility of getting a signed macOS package for this? I can't install anything on my work machine that's unidentified.
aphextron on HN
Support for Azure SSO login
From 1 comment
Seems does not support Azure SSO login for Slack? Advises password incorrect. Made me a bit nervous actually TBH.
indigodaddy on HN
Support for other chat services
From 2 comments
I kind of understand the need, but I would be more prone to actually use it if it was actually fully native. Now, I can simply just wait for Slack to update their client. I don't…
staticelf on HN> While Wey currently only supports Slack, it is on roadmap to add support for more services, and in future we will support plugins to add arbitrary services. This is actually a…
faitswulff on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Franz?
From 1 comment
How does this compare to Franz? https://github.com/meetfranz/franz
simon1573 on HN
Are C bindings available for Yue?
From 1 comment
First time I'm seeing Yue [0]. Seems like C++ w/ some Lua and JS bindings. Are there C bindings available so it can be used in other ecosystems without writing C++ glue? Writing…
kodablah on HN
Alternatives named
Slack's official web client and desktop app
From 2 comments
How is this better than the official web client and why would I use it? It's not really "native", either.
PrimeDirective on HNThe beta version of the slack app for macOS seem to be better https://slack.com/beta/osx I can run it all day without problems. The non-beta one, consumed too much RAM.
wenbert on HN
Franz
From 1 comment
How does this compare to Franz? https://github.com/meetfranz/franz
simon1573 on HN
Scudcloud
From 1 comment
Another client built specifically for Linux: https://github.com/raelgc/scudcloud
rsyring on HN