undefined | Better HN

0 pointsjdp2311y ago0 comments

The ones Hackpad added :)

And, raw Etherpad has a lot of usability problems as well. Plus it's challenging to integrate it with an outside authentication mechanism.

I've looked at the code some and while on the one hand this could all be added, it's a clunky base. Node's come a long way since etherpad lite started.

0 comments

unhush11y ago

Hackpad is an Etherpad fork, so you might conclude that someone has already done the work of wrangling Etherpade code and making those patches. ;)

jdp23OP11y ago

Very true! It's not like it defies the laws of physics ... but, it also shows how much effort is needed to get to something with hackpad's usability on the etherpad core: years worth of work from very smart devs.

If collaborative editing were the main focus of what I was working on, I'd say "yay, market opportunity!" But as it is, I just want to be able to plug in (and contribute to) a good open-source option. Which may wind up being Etherpad, but I'd like to do better ...

unhush11y ago

maybe the hackpad creators will open-source and/or release upstream patches to etherpad! cough

0x006A11y ago

Could not find any overview of what features hackpad adds exactly (besides requiring a login). Has anyone made an overview?

jdp23OP11y ago

The "How to use Hackpad" page has an overview [1] -- unfortunately it's not responding right now :|

For me, three big ones are the checklists, @'s to refer to people and pads, and the much better display of who's changed things.

[1] https://hackpad.com/How-to-use-Hackpad-mlZvEsJykI5

notastartup11y ago

I also don't see anything new or special about hackpad from Etherpad. Is it simply valuable because it has a user base? How is it that a startup built on open source product is more valuable just by having more users? I fail to see anything special about Hackpad.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointsjdp2311y ago0 comments

The ones Hackpad added :)

And, raw Etherpad has a lot of usability problems as well. Plus it's challenging to integrate it with an outside authentication mechanism.

I've looked at the code some and while on the one hand this could all be added, it's a clunky base. Node's come a long way since etherpad lite started.

0 comments

unhush11y ago

Hackpad is an Etherpad fork, so you might conclude that someone has already done the work of wrangling Etherpade code and making those patches. ;)

jdp23OP11y ago

unhush11y ago

maybe the hackpad creators will open-source and/or release upstream patches to etherpad! cough

0x006A11y ago

Could not find any overview of what features hackpad adds exactly (besides requiring a login). Has anyone made an overview?

jdp23OP11y ago

The "How to use Hackpad" page has an overview [1] -- unfortunately it's not responding right now :|

For me, three big ones are the checklists, @'s to refer to people and pads, and the much better display of who's changed things.

[1] https://hackpad.com/How-to-use-Hackpad-mlZvEsJykI5

notastartup11y ago

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse