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Show HN: A marketplace for client-side apps

75 pointsby adamschwartzalmost 11 years ago

5 comments

malandrewalmost 11 years ago
I hate to do this because I don&#x27;t like when the first or at least most upvoted comment is dismissive, but I really must ask:<p>Why?<p>What purpose does a marketplace serve for web apps? There is not reason for an app maker to give up revenue to a third-party gatekeeper like Apple or Google and discoverability is best done via what&#x27;s worked for the almighty hyperlink?<p>Furthermore, why not use the same exact install metadata file format that Mozilla is already using? <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Apps/Build/Manifest" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.mozilla.org&#x2F;en-US&#x2F;Apps&#x2F;Build&#x2F;Manifest</a>
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smt88almost 11 years ago
Your landing page needs examples. I&#x27;m about 20% sure I understand exactly what the purpose of this is.<p>Also, something like this should be marketed as, &quot;You know that thing you&#x27;ve been doing the hard way? We&#x27;re helping you do it the easy way.&quot;<p>I don&#x27;t really understand what it is I&#x27;ve been doing the hard way. If we haven&#x27;t already been doing something that you&#x27;re now making easier, you should go back to the drawing board. It&#x27;s hard to create new behavior.
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leepowersalmost 11 years ago
Couple of questions and observations. Referencing an app store page: <a href="https://eager.io/app/uY5Di0FqBVvn" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;eager.io&#x2F;app&#x2F;uY5Di0FqBVvn</a><p>1) Why install Bootstrap from Eager? As a developer I can pretty easily find, download and use the Bootstrap from getbootstrap.com<p>2) Not that I don&#x27;t trust you but .... how can I verify that the Bootstrap source files haven&#x27;t been tampered with in some way?<p>3) Related to #2 - Can anyone upload an app? How do you verify that an app doesn&#x27;t contain XSS or other vulnerabilities?<p>4) Do you always load the latest version of Boostrap? That could be a problem. If I built a site using a 3.x version and automatic update to 4.x could be disastrous for the layout of a site.
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rubiquityalmost 11 years ago
&gt; <i>&quot;Introducing install.json&quot;</i><p>The JS community is going to love having yet another *.json file in their projects.
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olegpalmost 11 years ago
Isn&#x27;t this what tag managers like Google Tag Manager do? How is this different?
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