Gomix
Dev tools
online ide
SHOW HN2016
185points
45comments
#152of 2,264 in 2016
Top 7%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.
Idea: 6 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Playful design and attitude
From 2 comments
I really love this. Not just the technology but the attitude; it's a demonstration that our workflow can be much simpler, but without cynicism or academic snootiness. Thanks for…
tboyd47 on HNAside from the tech required to enable a web UI for creating and collaboratively editing full applications and providing the infrastructure to quickly spin up and deploy these…
rossta on HN
Good for prototyping and teaching
From 2 comments
Love it as a lightweight way to test out new frameworks and boilerplates. This would be particularly useful for kitchen sink demo apps. The potential as a teaching platform is…
rcdmd on HNI'd like to use something like this for making and iterating user-testable prototypes with team members who might not know how to use version control, text editors, IDE's, etc. I…
stephenboyd on HN
Useful for remote interviews and code review
From 2 comments
This looks like a good tool for remote coding interviews.
pomber on HNI'm helping a lot of people remotely, doing code review and helping get better at programming (mostly helping more junior people). The github import + shared editor feature looks…
jypepin on HN
Objections
Requires a GitHub account to use
From 2 comments
You've probably heard this a couple of times, but - I don't have a GitHub account, don't want a github account, yet for me to use this I have to create a github account. Any…
HarrietJones on HNThis was my exact thought, when i tried to sign up. I'm curious about this service but not enough to sign up to github to access this service.
steedsofwar on HN
Name sounds like a derogatory term in Russian
From 2 comments
Just wanted to let you know, the name "gomix" sounds exactly like a derogatory term for homosexuals in Russian. Might want to re-evaluate that name...
nice_byte on HNThat's unfortunately correct, that would be the first thing that would pop into the mind of almost all Russian speakers...
TY on HN
Running user code at scale is costly
From 1 comment
Can I use golang to develop? ie 'go'mix? Edit: >> hese are there to help maintain service levels for all, and to stop someone’s accidental infinite loop somehow costing us a…
marktangotango on HN
Requests
Support more languages such as Go
From 2 comments
Can I use golang to develop? ie 'go'mix? Edit: >> hese are there to help maintain service levels for all, and to stop someone’s accidental infinite loop somehow costing us a…
marktangotango on HNWe've got plans to open up the platform to more languages soon, Go is among them.
Yahivin on HN
Broader auth options beyond GitHub
From 2 comments
You've probably heard this a couple of times, but - I don't have a GitHub account, don't want a github account, yet for me to use this I have to create a github account. Any…
HarrietJones on HNWe plan to broaden our auth options soon, though you can get almost the full experience anonymously without even logging in.
Yahivin on HN
Infrastructure deep dive post
From 1 comment
Just found you guys from the new Joel on Software post [1]: Congrats on the launch! Would love to see an infrastructure deep dive post sometime : ) 1:…
FLGMwt on HN
Questions
Why the name change from HyperDev
From 1 comment
Why the name change from HyperDev to GoMix? Any meaning behind the new one?
ProAm on HN
Is it for production or just play
From 1 comment
This looks like a neat service. Browsing through it it was hard to get a sense, what exactly is the use case other than a digital playground. Is this meant to be used for…
madebysquares on HN
Can WebPutty code be reused
From 1 comment
How much of WebPutty code is left there or none at all?
MikusR on HN
Alternatives named
HyperDev
From 2 comments
I really enjoyed hyperdev - thanks!
gegtik on HNHi, I'm the creator and team lead of Gomix (formerly HyperDev). We're relaunching with a new brand and a ton of new features: persistent filesystems, faster start up times,…
Yahivin on HN
Fiddle sites and Stack Overflow
From 2 comments
Like a fiddle on steroids, yeah.
aratno on HNThis could be a great complement to stack overflow - with real running examples rather than just code snippets.
siliconc0w on HN
Heroku, AWS, DigitalOcean
From 1 comment
We're currently in beta right now but long term we expect to provide a production grade service on par with AWS, Heroku, and DigitalOcean (complete with paid plans).
Yahivin on HN