ReplPad
Dev tools
javascript repl
SHOW HN2021
54points
17comments
#816of 2,533 in 2021
Top 33%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
3 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and neat, especially for chained logic with instant updates
From 3 comments
This is fun. I'd really like to see an easy js scripting environment for slightly more complex logic. Though I suppose this accomplishes that since everything is reevaluated upon…
mNovak on HNType `square(10)` on the last line. Notice it doesn't give you the correct value. Fix the square function to correctly return `n*n`. Everything updates instantly. There's your…
SamBam on HNThis is pretty fun. Reminds me of a bookmarklet I have somewhere that makes a self-editable webpage. The only suggestion I have would be to make the right textarea non-editable,…
jedimastert on HN
Objections
Unclear value versus the browser JS console
From 1 comment
This is a neat little project and all but what is the value proposition? The JS console of any modern browser is much more feature-full.
kickopotomus on HN
Right-hand answers remain after deleting all input text
From 1 comment
This is fun. I'd really like to see an easy js scripting environment for slightly more complex logic. Though I suppose this accomplishes that since everything is reevaluated upon…
mNovak on HN
Requests
Make the output pane non-editable
From 1 comment
This is pretty fun. Reminds me of a bookmarklet I have somewhere that makes a self-editable webpage. The only suggestion I have would be to make the right textarea non-editable,…
jedimastert on HN
Mention JavaScript in the title or docs
From 1 comment
I do think a comment/title/something that uses the word "Javascript" would be helpful; I guessed it was so, but there's very little syntax here and I look at JS code about once a…
macintux on HN
Questions
What language is it and can it be used for other languages
From 2 comments
What programming language is this? Is it available as some kind of framework for spinning up your own REPL website for your own language?
ahelwer on HNIt's javascript. It's not available as a framework, but you can make your own repl website based on the code[1]. Though of course it would be much harder for another language,…
amadeuspagel on HN
Alternatives named
repl.it
From 1 comment
Inspired by repl.it by any chance? I am a heavy user of repl.it...
orliesaurus on HN
jsconsole.com
From 1 comment
Also shoutout to https://jsconsole.com/ if you want a lightweight console-like experience in a browser tab.
halfmatthalfcat on HN
Observable notebooks
From 1 comment
This is basically a very light version of a reactive notebook like this one https://observablehq.com/demo
dandanua on HN
Browser JS console
From 1 comment
This is a neat little project and all but what is the value proposition? The JS console of any modern browser is much more feature-full.
kickopotomus on HN