ParcelKit
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ios sync library
SHOW HN2013
11points
7comments
#1,314of 1,739 in 2013
Top 76%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.
Design: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
Objections
Mixing persistence, context and networking in one library is risky
From 1 comment
I never felt it was a good idea to integrate context/memory, persistent store and networking into a single library. I've gotten burned with that. The whole concept of integrating…
seivan on HN
Dropbox Datastore conflict resolution options are limited
From 2 comments
From what I have seen this project uses the Dropbox Datastore API. The Dropbox Datastore API has very limited support for conflict resolution: - DBResolutionRemote: The remote…
LinaLauneBaer on HN> iCloud+Core Data on the other hand allows custom conflict resolution on the clients. The new APIs in iOS 7 do, but then you lose all the value of "transparent distributed…
pbsdp on HN
Transparent async sync is not really possible without conflict handling
From 1 comment
It's not possible to seamlessly/transparently/asynchronously synchronize data; conflict resolution must be done. If this was possible, iCloud+CoreData would have worked, and…
pbsdp on HN
Requests
Custom conflict resolution options
From 1 comment
We're definitely looking at adding more options for custom conflict resolution once we get out of beta.
smarx on HN
Questions
Is it used in production or still experimental?
From 1 comment
Very cool! Is this in active use in an app yet? Would you describe it as "production ready" or more "experimental" or "beta"? Will definitely be looking at this for an upcoming…
kennywinker on HN
Alternatives named
iCloud with Core Data
From 2 comments
From what I have seen this project uses the Dropbox Datastore API. The Dropbox Datastore API has very limited support for conflict resolution: - DBResolutionRemote: The remote…
LinaLauneBaer on HN> iCloud+Core Data on the other hand allows custom conflict resolution on the clients. The new APIs in iOS 7 do, but then you lose all the value of "transparent distributed…
pbsdp on HN