puppy-browser
Dev tools
web browser
SHOW HN2021
144points
10comments
#345of 2,533 in 2021
Top 14%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.
Idea: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Commenters like the terminal (TUI) browser idea and find it neat
From 3 comments
Wow, very neat! I'm happy to see you implemented it as a TUI. While I know this isn't the focus of this project, I think we need a TUI browser that can run the modern web and…
torgoguys on HNLovely! Really excited to see any progress in this space. I found long ago that I thrive most in a terminal-only environment when I'm trying to maintain focus. The browser is my…
MrAwesome on HNLove TUI browsers, excited to try a new one! How's memory footprint?
mysterydip on HN
Objections
Unclear whether it qualifies as a TUI
From 1 comment
How does this classify as a TUI?
hanniabu on HN
Requests
Asks about memory footprint
From 1 comment
Love TUI browsers, excited to try a new one! How's memory footprint?
mysterydip on HN
Questions
Are there JavaScript engines in Rust?
From 1 comment
Are there any JavaScript engines in Rust?
emptyparadise on HN
Does it help vision-impaired accessibility?
From 1 comment
Lovely! Really excited to see any progress in this space. I found long ago that I thrive most in a terminal-only environment when I'm trying to maintain focus. The browser is my…
MrAwesome on HN
Alternatives named
Links, w3m, and Lynx text browsers
From 1 comment
For sites which offer noJS fallback, Links/Links2 is quite tolerable, and for those not afraid of a learning curve, w3m is also pretty good. I also use Lynx regularly, and it…
forgotmypw17 on HN
brow.sh
From 1 comment
Wow, very neat! I'm happy to see you implemented it as a TUI. While I know this isn't the focus of this project, I think we need a TUI browser that can run the modern web and…
torgoguys on HN
boa JavaScript engine in Rust
From 1 comment
https://github.com/boa-dev/boa
eatonphil on HN