BrowserGap
Dev tools
headless browser frontend
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
3 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.
Design: 1 for, 5 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Interesting idea for isolated or anti-fingerprinting browsing
From 1 comment
I just signed up to say this: I think this a really neat idea and for some could be an alternative or addon to the average VPN provider. I did not read all the comments in the…
aptrgangr on HN
Bug-report recording use case
From 1 comment
Recording and playback of complex bug reports might be nice. Instead of having a user install screen recording software or hop on a screen share, just have them click a link that…
alexwebb2 on HN
Look and feel of landing page liked by some
From 1 comment
Aside from the weird sentence periods, I love the look and feel! It's refreshingly uncompromising.
rerx on HN
Objections
Landing page design is hard to read and looks dated
From 3 comments
their landing page design is... unusual; sets `dir=rtl` on english text, making the fullstops show up at the beginning of sentences.
bdeshi on HNI find that to be the least of my concerns when viewing that page. It's horrifying in general
stevewodil on HNLooks like a Geocities site. Would have been great 25 years ago. :)
matthuggins on HN
Laggier than local Chrome
From 1 comment
The concept is this could perform much better than local Chrome - the cloud has much lower latency to CDN's, a much bigger pipe, and a much better CPU than my phone/laptop for…
londons_explore on HN
Missing basic browser controls and URL handling
From 1 comment
Typing a FQDN into the URL bar results in a duckduckgo search. Must I type http(s):// ? There's no reload control. I would like a cloud browser used for whatever purpose to at…
psim1 on HN
Unclear purpose
From 1 comment
so the big question... Why? I don't get what the purpose of this project is and the link doesn't explain why I would want to use this.
thrownaway954 on HN
Requests
Better name suggestions
From 2 comments
You could stick with the `head` pun with "Headful" etc... or to go with a different spin and a double pun. In the world of contracts it is often asked if some language "has…
mooreed on HNI'm a bit disappointed it's not called reheading or some pun of that nature
danmur on HN
Open source all license files
From 1 comment
I did a quick search that there are 3 LICENSE files. 2 of them are close-sources. Do you intend to open source all the files?
skefram on HN
Questions
Why would someone use this
From 1 comment
so the big question... Why? I don't get what the purpose of this project is and the link doesn't explain why I would want to use this.
thrownaway954 on HN
Can each tab use a different IP
From 2 comments
I just signed up to say this: I think this a really neat idea and for some could be an alternative or addon to the average VPN provider. I did not read all the comments in the…
aptrgangr on HNthis would be possible. you can create incognito tabs via right click. each of these has a separate ephemeral profile, so separate sessions and cookies. you could then modify the…
slowenough on HN
Alternatives named
Bromium secure platform (per-tab VM isolation)
From 1 comment
I just signed up to say this: I think this a really neat idea and for some could be an alternative or addon to the average VPN provider. I did not read all the comments in the…
aptrgangr on HN