Starboard
Dev tools
notebook
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
16 positive, 25 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 7 critical, out of 50 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Idea: 6 for, 3 againstDesign: 5 for, 0 againstDocs: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Runs entirely in browser, even on iPhone.
From 1 comment
The fact that this runs in my iPhone is impressive. That feature alone makes it worth spending more time on. Good job!
MR4D on HN
Editor is more pleasant than Jupyter.
From 1 comment
Cool project! Using Monaco for the editor makes it much more pleasant for writing code than Jupyter notebooks
jvanvugt on HN
Objections
Infinite loops crash the page and cannot be prevented.
From 2 comments
Thanks for sharing, this is a cool project. I've been working on something similar on and off for a while, and I've found the space to be fascinating and somewhat puzzling. Most…
angleofrepose on HNAh, okay this is interesting. The entire notebook is one iframe, which lets you do more of the metaprogramming and sharing variables. Both printing (via console) and non-printing…
angleofrepose on HN
Browser-only sandbox limits access to local and private data.
From 1 comment
Hm. So, without a kernel that can do heavily lifting, you're limited to basically what you get when have the browser console open; ie. html + js. Is that the idea? A better /…
wokwokwok on HN
Requests
Python support, such as TensorFlow.
From 1 comment
I didn't get if you can run Python code? I use TensorFlow quite often and would be interested in trying it
spicyramen on HN
Dark mode.
From 1 comment
This is actually useful. I like this better than Codesandbox for just messing around with some data cleanup or something hacky and quick. I'm sure it's on the list, but I…
yetanotheruser8 on HN
Server-side timed execution.
From 1 comment
I really like it! Have you given any thought to server-side execution? One of the things I think is missing from Jupyter is a clean, standard way of doing timed execution of a…
fomojola on HN
Questions
How to load a locally saved notebook.
From 1 comment
It is indeed a good work. The barebone demo is an empty notebook. How could I loaded a locally saved notebook ? Should I loaded it through javascript API or embed it in the…
rguiscard on HN
How it monetizes and whether it will seek funding.
From 2 comments
Neat idea. I was checking out the roadmap and was curious, do you have any plans to monetize in the future? Also, I hadn't realized there was a category of 'Open Startups',…
an4rchy on HNThis has great potential. You planning to seek funding to work on this full time?
znt on HN
Alternatives named
Observable
From 1 comment
How does this compare with Observable? https://observablehq.com/
kbouck on HN
RunKit
From 1 comment
How does this compare to RunKit? https://runkit.com/
haneefmubarak on HN
Jupyter
From 1 comment
Hi HN, I developed Starboard over the past months. Cell-by-cell notebooks like Jupyter are great for prototyping, explaining and exploration, but their dependence on a Python…
protoduction on HN
Pyodide/Iodide
From 1 comment
Combine it with https://github.com/iodide-project/pyodide (Python and bunch of scientific libs compiled to webasm), and you will get really nice lite Jupiter alternative which…
LeonidBugaev on HN
TiddlyWiki
From 1 comment
> static files + Stores as a plaintext file check TiddlyWiki
fghhfg on HN