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11points
5comments
#1,996of 2,570 in 2022
Top 78%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Idea: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Useful for saving time on common commands
From 1 comment
I built this app to help me save ~15 seconds every time I have to go on Google to search for common commands like - Check which process is listening from a port - Open a port in…
trungdq88 on HN
Objections
Basically a wrapper around the OpenAI API, so paying seems unjustified
From 1 comment
As basically just a wrapper for the OpenAI API, why would I pay for this? I could do the sane thing in the OpenAI Playground.
subeadia on HN
Credit system is questionable
From 1 comment
I typically use control+R to search. If not, I use `history | grep something`. I also rarely clear my shell history. Lastly, not sure how I feel about your credit system.
ezekg on HN
Shell history and Ctrl+R already cover this
From 1 comment
I typically use control+R to search. If not, I use `history | grep something`. I also rarely clear my shell history. Lastly, not sure how I feel about your credit system.
ezekg on HN
A CLI may be a better interface than a macOS app
From 1 comment
This is a cool app, although a CLI seems like a better interface than a macOS app, unless, of course, you plan to have a richer UI later.
hambone on HN
Alternatives named
OpenAI Playground
From 1 comment
As basically just a wrapper for the OpenAI API, why would I pay for this? I could do the sane thing in the OpenAI Playground.
subeadia on HN
Ctrl+R and shell history grep
From 1 comment
I typically use control+R to search. If not, I use `history | grep something`. I also rarely clear my shell history. Lastly, not sure how I feel about your credit system.
ezekg on HN