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command line data converter
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How HN took it
3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 1 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful, simple tool with an elegant interface
From 2 comments
Simple tool, elegant interface! In the context of large files, do you think you would like to extend it to a multi-threaded variant to fully exploit additional cores or will the…
doodhwala on HNIt looks like a useful tool, thank you for taking the time to write it. I realise that further down the page you explain what the various type definitions mean, but it might be…
JosephRedfern on HN
Fills a need that shell one-liners like node or python hex conversions currently cover
From 2 comments
This is pretty useful - my shell history is littered with invocations to node (8333..toString(16)) or python (hex(ord('/')) doing this by hand. Would love to see a homebrew…
mmastrac on HNA really needed project! I've started something really similar last year because I felt I needed something: https://github.com/tehmoon/cryptocli which can do a bunch of things.…
tehmoon on HN
Objections
Command syntax is opaque; format codes like oh1l2 are unexplained
From 2 comments
Example usage from the readme below. There is no explanation whatsoever provided as to what is going on with all the different formats. ``` Build up test data for low level code.…
natch on HNIt looks like a useful tool, thank you for taking the time to write it. I realise that further down the page you explain what the various type definitions mean, but it might be…
JosephRedfern on HN
Requests
Clearer documentation and initial examples explaining the format codes
From 2 comments
It looks like a useful tool, thank you for taking the time to write it. I realise that further down the page you explain what the various type definitions mean, but it might be…
JosephRedfern on HNExample usage from the readme below. There is no explanation whatsoever provided as to what is going on with all the different formats. ``` Build up test data for low level code.…
natch on HN
Homebrew formula
From 1 comment
This is pretty useful - my shell history is littered with invocations to node (8333..toString(16)) or python (hex(ord('/')) doing this by hand. Would love to see a homebrew…
mmastrac on HN
Longhand or beginner-friendly option syntax
From 1 comment
I'll attempt to possibly convert the grandparent comment into something more constructive. I'd note that your tool is probably the appropriate complexity level compared to…
mmastrac on HN
Questions
Whether multithreaded processing for large files is planned
From 1 comment
Simple tool, elegant interface! In the context of large files, do you think you would like to extend it to a multi-threaded variant to fully exploit additional cores or will the…
doodhwala on HN
Alternatives named
cryptocli
From 1 comment
A really needed project! I've started something really similar last year because I felt I needed something: https://github.com/tehmoon/cryptocli which can do a bunch of things.…
tehmoon on HN
docopt
From 1 comment
You might be interested in docopt (http://docopt.org/), which is a multi-language command line parser that removes almost all of the boiler plate. Whereas the versions of docopts…
oliverevans96 on HN
sed, awk, dd
From 1 comment
I'll attempt to possibly convert the grandparent comment into something more constructive. I'd note that your tool is probably the appropriate complexity level compared to…
mmastrac on HN