Satyrn

Dev tools

notebook editor

SHOW HN2024

611points
160comments
#39of 3,515 in 2024
Top 2%of 2024 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

14 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 19 critical, out of 53 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.

Idea: 10 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstDesign: 4 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Fast startup and clean minimalist design

    From 2 comments
    • This sort of high performance minimalism is precisely what makes the Mac app ecosystem great. Not because you can't write the same thing on other platforms, but because everyone…
      twarge on HN
    • Great app. A good example why js apps can never be more than OK, and native apps can really rock. Would be amazing if I could use my sublime bindings here
      omerhac on HN

Objections

  • Electron app is bloated and heavy

    From 3 comments
    • Thank you for attempting to use swift first. Electron apps are bloated and overused. Excited to play around with this!
      ibash on HN
    • Oh god, not another 550mb app... there are a lot of lightweight alternatives to electron that can provide the same frontend experience if you don't need nodejs: tauri, wails,…
      remixer-dec on HN
    • I am sorry, but "it's built with Electron" is all I need to know at this point. I appreciate the effort you've put in it, and I am sure that it is a great improvement. After all,…
      p5v on HN
  • Offers little beyond VS Code or JupyterLab

    From 2 comments
    • To be frank, I don't see any additional features of the app over VSCode, other than it starts up faster, which does not matter much as VSCode starts up faster than the import…
      magnio on HN
    • I use Jupyter Lab every day on OSX in scientific/academic work, so I feel I am your target audience. In case it helps you gauge my impression, I spent about two minutes reading…
      asdf_snar on HN
  • Installs ipykernel with pip without asking

    From 1 comment
    • So, it looks like if you try and add a kernel for a virtualenv that doesn't have ipykernel installed you immediately install it in the virtualenv with `pip` It would be great if…
      spott on HN
  • No privacy policy or telemetry statement

    From 1 comment
    • I do not see a privacy policy nor anything about telemetry, analytics or other data collection by the app. It would be good to clearly state what you’re collecting or not…
      AnonC on HN

Requests

  • Remote Jupyter server support

    From 2 comments
    • Can I use it to connect to a remote Jupyter notebook server?
      cheptsov on HN
    • Looks great! I'd love to get a notification once you add remote servers support. What channel should I use? Besides discord.
      kulikalov on HN
  • Custom keybindings and vim/sublime bindings

    From 3 comments
    • My biggest issue with Jupyter is the key bindings, I want to be able to import my Jetbrains keybindings to Jupyter notebooks but havent found a good way. The Jupyter…
      alisiddiq on HN
    • Great app. A good example why js apps can never be more than OK, and native apps can really rock. Would be amazing if I could use my sublime bindings here
      omerhac on HN
    • Navigation between cells with j/k doesn't seem to work, unfortunately. I'm used to not having to move my hands to use the mouse when editing a Jupyter notebook.
      mrtranscendence on HN
  • Open source code

    From 2 comments
    • I hope you consider an open source model: code available freely on GitHub & app available for purchase on your website. I was scared about doing it this way, but it worked out…
      yboris on HN
    • I'm a bit disappointed the code isn't available. I scrolled the landing page for a long time to find the Github button as I strongly expected something that was highly upvoted on…
      croemer on HN
  • Jump into library source code

    From 1 comment
    • The reason people use an actual IDE instead of Jupyter web is because it allows you to jump in the libraries source code
      Halan on HN

Questions

  • Is it related to other Satyrn projects?

    From 1 comment
    • I love your website design! How did you put that together? What did you use for the app screenshots and logo graphics? Is your project related to these two other "Satyrn"s ??…
      keepamovin on HN
  • How does it compare to JupyterLab desktop?

    From 1 comment
    • How does this compare to the “official” Jupyter desktop app: https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-desktop
      fnoof on HN
  • Does it support Python distributions and .venv setup for beginners?

    From 1 comment
    • This looks great! Since jupyter notebooks are used by a lot of people (like scientists, business analysts etc) I think there's a genuine niche for just having a jupyter notebook…
      benrutter on HN

Alternatives named

  • VS Code with Copilot

    From 2 comments
    • I used to use Jupyter and Jupyter Lab, but by far the most able Jupyter interface today is actually VS Code (I use this every day). The interface is sleek, the language server…
      wenc on HN
    • I use notebooks the whole time, normally in vs-code and with github copilot setup. I found it quite painful to point it to a couple of environments I have, and confusing how i…
      oli5679 on HN
  • JupyterLab desktop

    From 1 comment
    • How does this compare to the “official” Jupyter desktop app: https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-desktop
      fnoof on HN
  • Jupyter QtConsole with jupyter-vim

    From 1 comment
    • For vim users, jupyter-vim [0] coupled with a jupyter QtConsole is hard to beat. The short video [1] is maybe self-explanatory, but in short: - vim on the left half of the…
      threwaway4392 on HN
  • Zed editor

    From 1 comment
    • Alternatives and innovation in this space are greatly appreciated! I run Linux and Windows so I keep my eyes fixed on…
      phromo on HN

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