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17points
8comments
#2,209of 4,366 in 2026
Top 51%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.
Idea: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Nostalgia for DOS-era IDEs like DJGPP and RHIDE
From 1 comment
DJGPP (with rhide) was my first IDE, love!
malux85 on HN
Objections
Files are typed top to bottom, unlike how people really code
From 1 comment
One problem I can see with this is that the files are typed out, from top to bottom... People don't really code like that... They write functions and jump around between files as…
nubinetwork on HN
Preview error shown for some users
From 1 comment
Looks interesting but I keep getting "Preview error" (?)
martinflack on HN
Requests
Load code from any git repository, not only GitHub
From 2 comments
Idea: Support providing it the URL to your own / arbitrary git repo, so you can see it type out whatever code you like :-)
richstokes on HNBeat you to it! :) Hit the "Load from GitHub" button and type in your repo~ Small caveat: the only current limitation is that it has to be public. EDIT: Oh I see what you're…
vunderba on HN
Jump between files and functions like real coding
From 1 comment
One problem I can see with this is that the files are typed out, from top to bottom... People don't really code like that... They write functions and jump around between files as…
nubinetwork on HN