Hacker Bar - an open source RubyMotion Mac app for Hacker News (opens in new tab)

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34 pointsmarkrickert12y ago32 comments

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This is a RubyMotion Mac app open sourced here https://github.com/MohawkApps/Hacker-Bar

This seems to be the same person. The seller in the app store is "Mohawk Apps, LLC" and the GitHub account is for "MohawkApps." I only point this out because there was an indignant reply here expressing outrage that someone stole an open source project and published it to the app store (that reply was deleted).

markrickertOP12y ago

Ha! Yep. That's me. Here's a blog post about why I open source all my apps and sell them too http://blog.markrickert.me/why-i-open-source-all-my-rubymoti...

publicfig12y ago

That reply was by me, and deleted maybe 30 seconds later after I realized my mistake. Also, I wouldn't have considered it as indignant as it was inquisitive.

publicfig12y ago

Here's a link to an open source implementation of this concept that allows you to browse the whole site including comments:

http://www.guidefreitas.com/hacker-news-menu-tab-app

I've been using this for a bit and it's pretty neat. Also not required to use the Mac App Store to install it.

Gertig12y ago

Didn't see your comment before I posted below, this is on GH too https://github.com/MohawkApps/Hacker-Bar

GantMan12y ago

:+1: for writing it in RubyMotion

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disposition212y ago

Just wanted to say thanks for sharing this. I've been wanting to do a menubar app that uses Forecast.io's API but I have little to no experience with Obj-C so just having something to go off of will help me in learning.

markrickertOP12y ago

I saw this before deciding to build my own... it's just a webview and is a lot slower than mine. My app is completely native with no webviews whatsoever. So faster and less memory intensive :)

rickdale12y ago

+1 for RubyMotion and making a Mac OSX App. A lot of the Ruby Motion stuff seems to push people to thinking it is mostly for the mobile app development stuff, but I think its the easiest way to build custom gui apps on the mac. Very cool!

Wouter3312y ago

Looks nice and i intended to download it. But $ 4,99 is a bit high for such a small app without the possibility to testdrive it.

uahal12y ago

Kind of reminds me of Alien Blue for Reddit. I hemmed and hawed about buying AB for some amount of money (I don't even remember how much it was) and now I can't live without it.

Can't say I've ever felt that way about a Mac app but I'm giving it a shot.

markrickertOP12y ago

I've changed the price to $1.99 if you quit the App Store app and reload it, the price will be $1.99!

Gertig12y ago

I see it at $1.99 now

frdmn12y ago

I second this!

jamon5112y ago

$1.99 now.

jamon5112y ago

I've been using this for a few months as a beta tester and it's awesome. Definitely the best way to browse HN.

akkartik12y ago

https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/chooseyourwords/discreet...

jason_slack12y ago

+1 for a site that feels nice and clean. Did you design it yourself?

markrickertOP12y ago

My buddy Corey designed it - https://twitter.com/cdugd

skazhy12y ago

Ability to save to Pinboard / Pocket / etc would be cool. Otherwise - don't really see how this is better than just having an open HN tab in browser.

subpixel12y ago

Just installed via the app store and it's not launching in Mountain Lion, even after a restart. Will upload report to github as well.

adefa12y ago

I'm having difficult clicking the footer links using Chrome 31.0.1650.57 m with Windows 7.

markrickertOP12y ago

Hey, sorry about that. I've fixed the page and it should work now!

adanto684012y ago

I'm experiencing the same issue still -- had to view source to get the project's GitHub URL. :-)

Chrome Version 31.0.1650.57 running on OSX 10.7.5

cobrabyte12y ago

Crashing for me :( Uploaded crash log to GitHub though... hoping something comes of that.

Gertig12y ago

Thanks cobrabyte, really appreciate you doing that!

shieldsma9112y ago

Hey the footer is difficult to read on my Android phone. Nice work tho.

alexobenauer12y ago

In chrome, I get a blank page. Works in Safari, though.

menubar12y ago

I'll allow it.

markrickertOP12y ago

Thank you, gracious master.

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Gertig12y ago

This is a RubyMotion Mac app open sourced here https://github.com/MohawkApps/Hacker-Bar

skwirl12y ago

markrickertOP12y ago

Ha! Yep. That's me. Here's a blog post about why I open source all my apps and sell them too http://blog.markrickert.me/why-i-open-source-all-my-rubymoti...

publicfig12y ago

That reply was by me, and deleted maybe 30 seconds later after I realized my mistake. Also, I wouldn't have considered it as indignant as it was inquisitive.

publicfig12y ago

Here's a link to an open source implementation of this concept that allows you to browse the whole site including comments:

http://www.guidefreitas.com/hacker-news-menu-tab-app

I've been using this for a bit and it's pretty neat. Also not required to use the Mac App Store to install it.

Gertig12y ago

Didn't see your comment before I posted below, this is on GH too https://github.com/MohawkApps/Hacker-Bar

GantMan12y ago

:+1: for writing it in RubyMotion

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disposition212y ago

markrickertOP12y ago

I saw this before deciding to build my own... it's just a webview and is a lot slower than mine. My app is completely native with no webviews whatsoever. So faster and less memory intensive :)

rickdale12y ago

Wouter3312y ago

Looks nice and i intended to download it. But $ 4,99 is a bit high for such a small app without the possibility to testdrive it.

uahal12y ago

Kind of reminds me of Alien Blue for Reddit. I hemmed and hawed about buying AB for some amount of money (I don't even remember how much it was) and now I can't live without it.

Can't say I've ever felt that way about a Mac app but I'm giving it a shot.

markrickertOP12y ago

I've changed the price to $1.99 if you quit the App Store app and reload it, the price will be $1.99!

Gertig12y ago

I see it at $1.99 now

frdmn12y ago

I second this!

jamon5112y ago

$1.99 now.

jamon5112y ago

I've been using this for a few months as a beta tester and it's awesome. Definitely the best way to browse HN.

akkartik12y ago

https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/chooseyourwords/discreet...

jason_slack12y ago

+1 for a site that feels nice and clean. Did you design it yourself?

markrickertOP12y ago

My buddy Corey designed it - https://twitter.com/cdugd

skazhy12y ago

Ability to save to Pinboard / Pocket / etc would be cool. Otherwise - don't really see how this is better than just having an open HN tab in browser.

subpixel12y ago

Just installed via the app store and it's not launching in Mountain Lion, even after a restart. Will upload report to github as well.

adefa12y ago

I'm having difficult clicking the footer links using Chrome 31.0.1650.57 m with Windows 7.

markrickertOP12y ago

Hey, sorry about that. I've fixed the page and it should work now!

adanto684012y ago

I'm experiencing the same issue still -- had to view source to get the project's GitHub URL. :-)

Chrome Version 31.0.1650.57 running on OSX 10.7.5

cobrabyte12y ago

Crashing for me :( Uploaded crash log to GitHub though... hoping something comes of that.

Gertig12y ago

Thanks cobrabyte, really appreciate you doing that!

shieldsma9112y ago

Hey the footer is difficult to read on my Android phone. Nice work tho.

alexobenauer12y ago

In chrome, I get a blank page. Works in Safari, though.

menubar12y ago

I'll allow it.

markrickertOP12y ago

Thank you, gracious master.

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