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a new Micro app platform

Shown by asim on Sep 21, 2023. Click the card to turn it over.

19points

17comments

#1,721of 3,109 in 2023

Top 56%of 2023 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.

Pricing: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

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Bitcoin-only payments would deter users
From 3 comments
- With the payments only being in Bitcoin, far less people will be willing to touch it, self included. It would also be nice to have other authentication methods, such as Passkeys,…
  valrix on HN
- Are there any existing web-app stores? I always wondered why that wasn't more of a thing. I like the idea of an all-in-one development platform and app aggregator. As a dev…
  gsuuon on HN
- I made a comment on the comments app about accessibility and how cryptocurrency tips are not a real payment layer... Message failed to post. Call me again when it works.
  devdao on HN
Crypto tax and wallet setup is a hassle
From 2 comments
- Is there some kind of service out there that handles the Bitcoin automatically, so neither users or devs have to actually ever own any and deal. with all the manual tax data…
  eternityforest on HN
- Not having to worry about minor transactions seems reasonable, but it's still a hassle to go looking around for a wallet service, figure out the bank linking, track down whatever…
  eternityforest on HN
Lacks feature parity with Firebase storage
From 1 comment
- Are there any existing web-app stores? I always wondered why that wasn't more of a thing. I like the idea of an all-in-one development platform and app aggregator. As a dev…
  gsuuon on HN

Support for other payment methods such as ETH and credit cards
From 2 comments
- Any plans for supporting eth?
  wenebego on HN
- Thanks for the feedback. I don't know why there are no web app stores. It's sort of weird. I guess everyone did commerce on their own sites and then things like Shopify showed…
  asim on HN
Passkeys and other authentication methods
From 1 comment
- With the payments only being in Bitcoin, far less people will be willing to touch it, self included. It would also be nice to have other authentication methods, such as Passkeys,…
  valrix on HN
Fix sidebar covering screen on vertical displays
From 1 comment
- Are there any existing web-app stores? I always wondered why that wasn't more of a thing. I like the idea of an all-in-one development platform and app aggregator. As a dev…
  gsuuon on HN

What is the difference between mu.xyz and mu.app
From 2 comments
- what happened to mu.app?
  bithavoc on HN
- What's the difference then? mu.xyz is going to have an additional offer?
  jslakro on HN
Are there existing web app stores
From 1 comment
- Are there any existing web-app stores? I always wondered why that wasn't more of a thing. I like the idea of an all-in-one development platform and app aggregator. As a dev…
  gsuuon on HN

GitHub Codespaces, GitHub Actions and Vercel
From 1 comment
- Apart from the crypto you are building the thing I wanted to build. I was thinking the same things you are saying. The closest thing so far is PHP shared hosting ala 1990s style…
  quickthrower2 on HN
PHP shared hosting
From 1 comment
- Apart from the crypto you are building the thing I wanted to build. I was thinking the same things you are saying. The closest thing so far is PHP shared hosting ala 1990s style…
  quickthrower2 on HN
Brave-style credit model
From 1 comment
- I meant stores like the Apple app store, Google play store or chrome extensions store, but for standalone web apps. Not necessarily commerce, just a place to discover apps but…
  gsuuon on HN