nEXT Browser
Dev tools
programmable browser
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
6 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Excited by a Lisp-controlled desktop and browser
From 3 comments
Oh, this is awesome! Between StumpWM, emacs & now nEXT, my entire desktop could be Lisp. Rather than using ECL to embed Lisp in C++, have you considered using an FFI to call out…
zeveb on HNWow, this is actually an amazing idea! Great job.
patricksimpson on HNHoly cow. Great job. Sadly i'm busy even on weekends atm, but i'm bookmarking this and i will try to contribute when i find some time.
orwin on HN
Interest in a programmable alternative to Vimperator
From 1 comment
Now that Vimperator is mostly dead, this looks like a potentially interesting alternative to have a programmable browser.
nextos on HN
Objections
Not truly Lisp-based since rendering is delegated to QtWebKit
From 2 comments
How is this “Lisp-based” when it’s a wrapper around QtWebKit? I’d expect a “Lisp-based” browser to implement its rendering engine in Lisp, probably atop CLIM. Otherwise you’re…
eschaton on HNThen Emacs does not count as a Lisp based editor too, given it's renderer is in C.
gkya on HN
Name conflicts with existing Next Browser and NeXT trademarks
From 2 comments
This feels like a particularly ill-considered name. First off, there is already commercial software called "Next Browser" -- it appears before your code in google searches. I…
SeanLuke on HNThe logo and odd capitalization of "nEXT" might get some attention from Apple laywers, if they care about the NeXT trademarks at all anymore.
ams6110 on HN
Requests
Ad-blocking support
From 1 comment
Oh, this is awesome! Between StumpWM, emacs & now nEXT, my entire desktop could be Lisp. Rather than using ECL to embed Lisp in C++, have you considered using an FFI to call out…
zeveb on HN
Windows binaries
From 1 comment
JMercouris, Thanks for this, you made my day!! I was always curious of what could be done using EQL. Do you have binaries compiled for Windows? What would your recommendation be…
flavio81 on HN
Replace HTML, CSS and JavaScript with Lisp-based formats
From 1 comment
I love it! Now, if it can render content where: - HTML is replaced with S-Exprs - CSS is replaced with lisp - javascript is replaced with lisp Then I think I'll be ready to join…
peatmoss on HN
Questions
What rendering engine is used
From 2 comments
What rendering engine does nEXT utilize, assuming you didn't write a rendering engine in Lisp?
dna_polymerase on HNWhat's it using as a browser engine?
soperj on HN
Where are the pre-built binaries
From 1 comment
The readme references a "releases" section to go to for pre-built binaries. Is this not available yet?
kup0 on HN
Alternatives named
Qutebrowser
From 1 comment
Qutebrowser – a keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15458824 (Oct 2017, 91 comments) >vortico: This is definitely the best hackable…
j_s on HN
Hiccup, Garden and ClojureScript
From 1 comment
HTML: https://github.com/weavejester/hiccup CSS: https://github.com/noprompt/garden Javascript: https://github.com/clojure/clojurescript seriously, Clojure is the utopia.
keymone on HN
StumpWM and Emacs
From 1 comment
Oh, this is awesome! Between StumpWM, emacs & now nEXT, my entire desktop could be Lisp. Rather than using ECL to embed Lisp in C++, have you considered using an FFI to call out…
zeveb on HN