Floobits-atom
Dev tools
pair programming plugin
SHOW HN2015
49points
5comments
#574of 2,565 in 2015
Top 23%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Execution: 2 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Quick to get working on a fresh Atom install
From 1 comment
Really cool -- just got it working in about ~10 minutes on a fresh Atom install. Was able to verify that it works in a web browser session. Very cool, so far. Keep going!
pixelmonkey on HN
Works with Sublime Text users and in browser sessions
From 2 comments
Really cool -- just got it working in about ~10 minutes on a fresh Atom install. Was able to verify that it works in a web browser session. Very cool, so far. Keep going!
pixelmonkey on HNThere is a decent chance your problem has been fixed by now - ggreer and I have used the Floobits plugin daily for the last couple of years. On more than one occasion, a former…
kansface on HN
Editor-native sign-in, video chat and terminal sharing
From 1 comment
There is a decent chance your problem has been fixed by now - ggreer and I have used the Floobits plugin daily for the last couple of years. On more than one occasion, a former…
kansface on HN
Objections
Earlier Sublime Text plugin was unreliable
From 1 comment
Forgive my lack of specificity with this harshness because it's been a long time. Floobits was horribly broken when I tried it in Sublime Text. Why should I give it a chance in…
feedjoelpie on HN
Synchronization design may struggle with more than two users and reconnection
From 1 comment
This looks quite neat! I believe text synchronization relies on Simon Fraser's Differential Synchronization[0], which relies on conventional diff / match / patch and requires…
espadrine on HN
Questions
Why use differential synchronization instead of OT or CRDTs
From 1 comment
This looks quite neat! I believe text synchronization relies on Simon Fraser's Differential Synchronization[0], which relies on conventional diff / match / patch and requires…
espadrine on HN
Why choose it over Screenhero
From 1 comment
Forgive my lack of specificity with this harshness because it's been a long time. Floobits was horribly broken when I tried it in Sublime Text. Why should I give it a chance in…
feedjoelpie on HN
Alternatives named
Screenhero
From 2 comments
Forgive my lack of specificity with this harshness because it's been a long time. Floobits was horribly broken when I tried it in Sublime Text. Why should I give it a chance in…
feedjoelpie on HNThere is a decent chance your problem has been fixed by now - ggreer and I have used the Floobits plugin daily for the last couple of years. On more than one occasion, a former…
kansface on HN