Browsr
Dev tools
web browser
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
3 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 13 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score -0.31.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 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.
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What HN said
What people liked
Local data storage and identity control concept is appealing
From 2 comments
> Browsr main objective is to make the browsers that default place to keep user data. Instead of you social connections being on Facebook's server or Google's server, it should…
idm on HNAfter reading all of the comments on this post I think I finally understand what you are setting out to achieve. I am intrigued by the ideas of "multiple identities" and keeping…
ChadNYC on HN
Objections
Hiding the URL bar raises phishing and security concerns
From 2 comments
>> The URL bar appears only when the user wants to open a new tab. Double clicking an existing tab lets users display and change the URL of the current tab. My concern would be…
tszming on HNWhat?! I'm so against this-- I think that my first understanding of the internet really came from looking at url structures as I surfed. It made me realize where I could explore,…
civilian on HN
Not clearly next-gen; resembles Flock or Chrome profiles
From 3 comments
I wouldn't call it next-generation. To me, it really resembles what the Flock browser was trying to accomplish.
runjake on HNHonest question: What's the difference between this and Chrome with the profile switcher enabled, minus the auto-URL bar hiding? It seems very similar to me.
CrazedGeek on HNRegardless of whether or not this actually qualifies as 'next-gen', I find the current trend of naming things by misspelling words to be somewhat... disturbing. 'Browsr'? Really?…
wisp558 on HN
Building a browser is too much work; should be an extension
From 2 comments
Couldn't that be done as a browser extension? It's a lot of work to maintain a browser and you will reach many more people by doing it as an extension.
patrickaljord on HNNot to mention a lot of the browser wars right now are about core performance, as UI cues are rapidly picked up by every competitor. You can't directly compete with entire teams…
sliverstorm on HN
No Mac support
From 1 comment
Looks nice, but no Mac? No go. Nothing will ever convince me out of using Macs.
4J7z0Fgt63dTZbs on HN
Requests
Focus on identity and data issues rather than UI changes
From 1 comment
After reading all of the comments on this post I think I finally understand what you are setting out to achieve. I am intrigued by the ideas of "multiple identities" and keeping…
ChadNYC on HN
Make web apps behave like native apps
From 2 comments
No that's not what I'm talking about. The last thing you should do is reinvent the OS. Simply, make web apps run like and behave like native OS apps instead of like web sites.
chrischen on HNIf you want to be next-gen you've got to integrate web apps into the native system OS, instead of still running them inside a browser that's running as a windowed app within the…
chrischen on HN
Questions
Is it available yet or just a concept?
From 1 comment
Interesting, but is this actually available yet or just a concept? (i.e. are we looking at vaporware?)
llambda on HN
How does it differ from Chrome profiles?
From 1 comment
Honest question: What's the difference between this and Chrome with the profile switcher enabled, minus the auto-URL bar hiding? It seems very similar to me.
CrazedGeek on HN
Alternatives named
Chrome profile switcher
From 1 comment
Honest question: What's the difference between this and Chrome with the profile switcher enabled, minus the auto-URL bar hiding? It seems very similar to me.
CrazedGeek on HN
Flock browser
From 1 comment
I wouldn't call it next-generation. To me, it really resembles what the Flock browser was trying to accomplish.
runjake on HN
Mozilla BrowserID
From 1 comment
A lot of these features remind me of what mozilla is trying to do with browserID (https://browserid.org/)
highriseo on HN
uzbl
From 1 comment
If you're looking for inspiration code-wise, look at uzbl (see http://uzbl.org/ ) which is basically the simplest browser you can possibly build on top of webkit.
perlgeek on HN