Pep
Dev tools
progressive web app tooling
SHOW HN2020
91points
54comments
#709of 3,028 in 2020
Top 24%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 11 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score -0.33.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Easy to use and a useful idea for adopting PWAs
From 2 comments
Kudos for making it so easy. If PWA is the way forward, then services like this will help accelerate adoption. Will be good to see how this affects / slows down site performance.…
benrmatthews on HNPretty awesome idea. I could see trying this out on some older projects that would be a pain to upgrade to a PWA.
makeee on HN
Objections
Claims of one-line PWA conversion are doubted
From 2 comments
Get back to me when there's something to actually see. Call my cynical but having made a few progressive webapps myself I'm very dubious that a "single line of code" is going to…
untog on HNI've deployed a full PWA (by lighthouse standard) and its hard to understand how can you comply with one line of code. Ex how do you define the installable icon for the Add to…
lucasverra on HN
Landing page performance scores poorly
From 2 comments
Painfully ironic that the static landing page for a service offering to improve website performance (by adding more technology) scores a miserable 66% on mobile and 90% on…
brod on HNYour site is not Lighthouse compliant. Why should I trust your service?
jakearmitage on HN
No visible example of a site using Pep
From 3 comments
Got a link to what they've shipped? I'm really interested, I've been looking, and I cant find an example of pep in action. All I can find on the OP's link is marketing copy about…
hoistbypetard on HN“The results speak for themselves: Pinterest..., Twitter..., FlipKart..., AliExpress..., Forbes..., Lancôme...” Did any of them use Pep? Doesn’t look like it. I’d say this is…
oefrha on HNThe PWA examples section is cleverly designed. One would think all these companies use Pep. But the page doesn't make it easy to understand exactly what is provided.
tilolebo on HN
Hosting on Google's cloud is a privacy concern
From 1 comment
"Your static JavaScript, CSS, and images are automatically minified, optimized, and hosted globally on Google's Cloud" That's a non-starter for me. Google screwed me hard years…
oblib on HN
Requests
Provide a worked example before and after conversion
From 4 comments
An example project using Pep. Most people are going to be skeptical that this can be done with a single line of code.
cmcd on HNThe example I'd like to see is an application before and after conversion using the tool you're trying to sell here. e.g. go grab one of the many TodoMVC[1] implementations, fork…
hoistbypetard on HNMight be helpful to add an example. This is google before/after type thing.
wolco on HNWell done, it's a neat idea and if the service can provide a measurable improvement I think it's worthwhile to pursue further. Seeing the service in action would really help both…
brod on HN
Questions
How the service worker and manifest are installed
From 2 comments
Get back to me when there's something to actually see. Call my cynical but having made a few progressive webapps myself I'm very dubious that a "single line of code" is going to…
untog on HNI've deployed a full PWA (by lighthouse standard) and its hard to understand how can you comply with one line of code. Ex how do you define the installable icon for the Add to…
lucasverra on HN
How the cache contents are chosen
From 1 comment
I've deployed a full PWA (by lighthouse standard) and its hard to understand how can you comply with one line of code. Ex how do you define the installable icon for the Add to…
lucasverra on HN
Alternatives named
Workbox
From 1 comment
Hi guys! I don't want to build native apps. So I built Pep. It turns your website into a Progressive Web App (PWA) with one line of code. It's kind of like Workbox…
grun on HN