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How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
12 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 12 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Idea: 4 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Refreshing alternative to Postman-style interfaces
From 1 comment
As the creator of another free/offline/git-native API client Yaak (https://yaak.app) I just want to say this looks awesome! It's refreshing to see a new API client that isn't…
gschier on HN
Offline, no-cloud approach appeals to users
From 2 comments
Not my product, but I think "offline" means no-cloud. You keep track of your API calls / definitions in your local filesystem/Git server without storing it in someone else's…
santiagobasulto on HNSomething I was looking for.
rohitghumare on HN
Objections
Landing page and taglines are unclear about what it does
From 3 comments
It seems really neat, but it's unclear what problem you're solving. Is the goal of the project to let people write documentation for APIs, explore APIs, or something else? Here…
netghost on HNI mean this nicely, I don't really feel like anything on the landing page besides one paragraph is actually helpful to readers understanding what problem you're trying to solve.…
iand675 on HNI just downloaded it and tried it and I still don't understand what it does. It seems to be some kind of wysiwyg editor? With elements specific to API docs? But then why does…
andybak on HN
Not open source yet; fears of lock-in
From 2 comments
> Not OSS (yet) Does the "yet" infer that you do intend to open source the baseline product, and then have paid plugins?
rapnie on HNI'd like to put an emphasis that the biggest part of 'When Did API Tooling Become a Circus' is the idea that you can close source, lock down, and enshittify dev tools.
phoronixrly on HN
Electron app is large
From 1 comment
Setup executable is pretty big, is it an Electron app?
ale42 on HN
Requests
Linux package availability
From 2 comments
This looks pretty exciting, the documentation aspect of api-client-in-md has potential! When do you think you'll have a linux client available? I'm hoping it will be available…
googoloid on HNIs there any way to subscribe to be notified when the Linux package becomes available?
utrack on HN
Open-source release
From 2 comments
> Not OSS (yet) Does the "yet" infer that you do intend to open source the baseline product, and then have paid plugins?
rapnie on HNIs the app itself not FOSS?
popalchemist on HN
Click-to-run and shared variables across requests
From 1 comment
This seems like a really good idea. I like that it's just markdown files and how seemless it is with an existing project. I have a few minor suggestions 1. I would really like a…
jkcxn on HN
Questions
What 'offline' means when API calls need the internet
From 1 comment
What do you mean by offline? Don't we need to be online if we need to make an API call?
the_arun on HN
What 'API client' and 'git-native' mean here
From 2 comments
I'm still not sure what an "API client" is in this context.
andybak on HNOr git-native means.
lawgimenez on HN
Alternatives named
Hurl
From 1 comment
Looks to be similar to Hurl https://hurl.dev/ https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl Apache-2.0 Not sure, it's hard to parse your website. Too many empty taglines like "docs…
remram on HN
Bruno
From 1 comment
I'm curious to give this a spin and see how it compares against Bruno (https://www.usebruno.com) --> not affiliated
BewareTheYiga on HN
Yaak
From 1 comment
As the creator of another free/offline/git-native API client Yaak (https://yaak.app) I just want to say this looks awesome! It's refreshing to see a new API client that isn't…
gschier on HN
Insomnia
From 1 comment
Wait you also made Insomnia too, that's pretty cool. Good on you to keep doing what you enjoy.
giancarlostoro on HN
Postman
From 1 comment
I hold no judgement here, as someone who has only ever built software for profit but if the intention is to make it OSS, why not start that way? For many, OSS is a core feature,…
leguy on HN