CookLang
Languages and libraries
markup language
SHOW HN2021
415points
146comments
#66of 2,533 in 2021
Top 3%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
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18 positive, 40 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 15 critical, out of 74 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Idea: 13 for, 6 againstDesign: 2 for, 5 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Readable, easy-to-edit plain text format
From 2 comments
This is nerdy and probably superfluous but I actually love it! The .cook extension is such a cute touch. I actually do already store all of my recipes in .txt files, so maybe…
garfieldnate on HNYesterday a friend remarked to me she had lost a recipe for something or other and I resolved to start recording some I use, I was thinking of something like MD/Obsidian but this…
tomlong on HN
Good idea for recipe sharing and forking
From 2 comments
This looks really fantastic. Is anyone working on let's name it CookHub already? So essentially GitHub for receipts. The nerd in me wants to fork receipts and share my small…
pintxo on HNWhat's the markup for "unrelated long-winded story because I wanted to be a writer"? :) Great idea, and I agree with another commenter that a github-style recipe sharing/forking…
mysterydip on HN
Objections
Missing support for substitutions and multi-part recipes
From 2 comments
The only thing missing would be a substitute... for example "vinegar or lemon juice" is impossible to describe in the current language spec.
xutopia on HNOne thing that doesn't look possible from the spec is supporting recipes with multiple discrete parts. An immediate example for me would be I made a fish dish that had an…
Master_Odin on HN
Only Apple platforms at launch, no Windows or Android
From 1 comment
No support for Windows and Android?
schleck8 on HN
Requests
Unit conversion
From 2 comments
Also, any plans on how to convert between units?
pintxo on HNLooks super good! I love the planned feature for adjusting servings. Converting units would probably be another cool feature.
roetlich on HN
Schema.org Recipe compatibility
From 2 comments
It would be great if CookLang was compatible with, and compilable to, Schema.org's Recipe schemas [0]. Here's an interesting discussion on the subject of ingredient quantities…
miguelrochefort on HNThis reminds me of RDF recipe ontologies (as they can be used with RDFa: e.g., schema.org's Recipe[1] and the food ontology[2], and there are/were dedicated spiders to search…
defanor on HN
Ingredient substitutions
From 2 comments
The only thing missing would be a substitute... for example "vinegar or lemon juice" is impossible to describe in the current language spec.
xutopia on HNI was actually thinking about my wishlist for recipe apps the other day. Some key features: 1. Split up ingredients into more parts. 2 tbsp ground black pepper is actually:…
culpable_pickle on HN
Questions
How are images linked to recipes
From 2 comments
OMG nice. Small DSLs like this are wonderful. A question. How do I connect images to recipes. I usually have multiple for single recipe. It would be nice to have some keyword for…
majkinetor on HNI like it, a lot. However, the syntax for linking steps to pictures should be rethought, IMO, what if an image already has numbers in its filename? Could get confusing very…
brigandish on HN
Which lexer and parser were used
From 1 comment
What did you use for lexer and parser?? I couldn't find it on the GitHub front page/source code.
amir734jj on HN
Alternatives named
Schema.org Recipe and microformats hRecipe
From 2 comments
Another TWO recipe markup standards: http://microformats.org/wiki/hrecipe https://schema.org/Recipe Mandatory xkcd link: https://xkcd.com/927/
SergeAx on HNWhat is wrong with microformats2? I've been using hRecipe on my personal website for awhile.
tristor on HN
RecipeML
From 1 comment
The most thorough format I know of (and which is the one I use) is http://www.formatdata.com/recipeml/ Though, this here is much easier to edit. May need to create a converter ;-)
zmix on HN
Gnome Recipes
From 1 comment
This looks awesome! I wonder how difficult it would be to integrate it with Gnome Recipes?[0] The interface is really nice and even automatically makes shopping lists for you…
schmorptron on HN
KDE Kookbook
From 1 comment
This looks very good! I hope Kookbook [0] (which I use without too much hassle) implements it. [0] https://github.com/KDE/kookbook
ajot on HN