Starboard Observable
Dev tools
notebook editor
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
6 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.28.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Open source alternative to ObservableHQ that fills a self-hosting need
From 2 comments
Amazing! I will keep my eye on this project in future and contribute if I can. The current development dependency on ObservableHQ is unacceptable for me and many others... so…
kowlo on HNPersonally I love observablehq and cannot use it at work as it's all sensitive information. I'd love to replace big chunks of administration/maintenance/inspection/reporting…
mirekrusin on HN
Useful for reproducible science and teaching
From 1 comment
Reminds me of the great TiddlyWiki, a self contained, open source, and very hackable knowledge base. This project will be great for instruction and portable reproducible science,…
seism on HN
Objections
Typed cells are a step backwards compared with template literals
From 1 comment
Typed cells is a step backwards. ObservableHQs extensive use of JS template literals makes for a much clearer UI and flexible system with a better user experience. I hope that…
j-pb on HN
Requests
Svelte support
From 1 comment
I love this! Any chance for Svelte support? Ive found Svelte to be the most elegant and powerful way to author JS, CSS, and HTML. Would make a great combo!
FractalHQ on HN
Embedding in React apps
From 1 comment
This looks super handy. Any way to get starboard notebook into a react app?
enahs-sf on HN
Basic auth controls for a self-hosted instance
From 1 comment
Personally I love observablehq and cannot use it at work as it's all sensitive information. I'd love to replace big chunks of administration/maintenance/inspection/reporting…
mirekrusin on HN
Questions
Whether it is JavaScript and how it differs from Jupyter
From 1 comment
So as I guy who does DS in R/Python, is this... JavaScript? Is that a thing?! Am I an idiot?
crimsoneer on HN
How fast Svelte compilation would be in the browser
From 1 comment
I think Svelte is tricky because it requires a compile step, I don't know whether the compile is fast enough to make it feel seamless.
framecowbird on HN
Alternatives named
ObservableHQ
From 1 comment
Out of curiosity, why is it unacceptable. It’s a great product with founders who have given much to opensource.
endergen on HN
Jupyter
From 1 comment
Personally I love observablehq and cannot use it at work as it's all sensitive information. I'd love to replace big chunks of administration/maintenance/inspection/reporting…
mirekrusin on HN
Pluto
From 1 comment
Personally I love observablehq and cannot use it at work as it's all sensitive information. I'd love to replace big chunks of administration/maintenance/inspection/reporting…
mirekrusin on HN
TiddlyWiki
From 1 comment
Reminds me of the great TiddlyWiki, a self contained, open source, and very hackable knowledge base. This project will be great for instruction and portable reproducible science,…
seism on HN