Capsule
Dev tools
packaging and deployment
SHOW HN2014
29points
5comments
#1,005of 2,272 in 2014
Top 45%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.
Idea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks interesting for JVM app updates and deployment
From 1 comment
This looks interesting. I've been looking at using getdown[0] for a desktop java app to push updates. It's unfortunate that launching java and updating apps is so terrible given…
bokchoi on HN
Objections
Runtime dependency download could fail due to network issues
From 1 comment
I don't know Maven, where are the dependencies downloaded from? The Web? Isn't there a significant danger that the capsule will fail to launch due to some network glitch?
icebraining on HN
Questions
How does it handle native libraries versus unpacking to a temp directory
From 1 comment
> One-Jar does support native libraries, but uses class-loader hacks that may interfere with the application in even subtler ways. How does Capsule solve the issue? With the good…
_pmf_ on HN
Where are Maven dependencies downloaded from
From 1 comment
I don't know Maven, where are the dependencies downloaded from? The Web? Isn't there a significant danger that the capsule will fail to launch due to some network glitch?
icebraining on HN
Alternatives named
One-Jar
From 1 comment
> One-Jar does support native libraries, but uses class-loader hacks that may interfere with the application in even subtler ways. How does Capsule solve the issue? With the good…
_pmf_ on HN
getdown
From 1 comment
This looks interesting. I've been looking at using getdown[0] for a desktop java app to push updates. It's unfortunate that launching java and updating apps is so terrible given…
bokchoi on HN