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May 26, 2024

Hi HN! I'm excited to share a project I've been working on for the past year: Docland. It is an API documentation browser that generates documentation on demand (through compilation, not LLMs) for Java packages. Instead of relying on Javadoc, the built-in doc generator, I created the engine from scratch to give the documentations a modern look, build fast search indexes, and enable link resolution to other packages.

I built Docland because I constantly found it frustrating to locate and view API definitions when programming. You'd have to Google the function/class name, skip all the SEO articles, find the page you want, yet the documentation might be poorly formatted or does not support searching.

So I thought it would be really cool to create a documentation site dedicated for programming languages and libraries, so that you can find the docs all in one place with a uniform look. Docland currently only supports Java, but more programming languages can be supported thanks to its modular architecture.

Please try it out and let me know what you think! Also, the process of building Docland was extremely fun and challenging. I'm happy to share about that too.

Thank you!

Martin

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May 20, 2024

Currently in SF bay area solo bootstrapping.

I'm wondering if it makes sense for me to move to WA or NV for a while to continue working without thinking about the fact that I'm without an income and pay a lot to live here. I'm enjoying working on a B2B product driven business and taking care to address feedback as well as my own experience in this space to build something that I can be proud to put out there.

Anyone done this in the past? What was your experience? Pros/cons/pitfalls? Please do tell.

I'm fortunate that I have enough runway for 2-5 or more years without income, but ever since Covid I've always asked myself why I'm still here. I don't own a home here, and I have no roots here. The job market was strong here, but I don't plan to work at a tech company again and just want to focus on my stuff. I'm not at all worried about that, and I'm confident I can get a job again if I really need to, so that's not a concern to me. Most of my friends have moved away, and honestly the vibe in SF is kind of meh these days unlike 2016-2020 days.

Finally, I don't think I need to fundraise because I'm not sure I have a business that needs venture funding. And if I do need to fundraise, I'd like to have enough traction so I can get a good deal.

Anyway, looking forward to hearing from you. Sometimes its nice to talk it out :)

Thanks!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40417208

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May 19, 2024

Can anyone help me understand the economics of video streaming platforms?

Streaming, encoding, and storage demands enormous costs -- especially at scale (e.g., on average each 4k video with close to 1 million views). Yet YouTube seems to charge no money for it.

I know advertisements are a thing for YT, but is it enough?

If tomorrow I want to start a platform that is supported with Advert revenues, I know I will likely fail. However, maybe at YT scale (or more specifically Google Advert scale) the economics works?

ps: I would like this discussion to focus on the absolute necessary elements (e.g., storing, encoding, streaming) and not on other factors contributing to latency/cost like running view count algorithms.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40408515

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May 17, 2024

This project combines VR with a real vehicle that you are controlling (or is controlling itself, in some scenarios). One advantage this has over traditional VR motion experiences is that your senses all agree with each other, thus greatly reducing the likelihood of motion sickness.

The go-kart seen in this video is drive-by-wire and steer-by-wire, so the system will not let the player exit the defined safe area. If a player goes off course, the vehicle will take control, and return them to the start. The autonomous capabilities also allow for games where the player can focus on other objectives other than driving, such as target shooting.

No infrastructure is required other than the vehicle and an open place to drive (which honestly has been the most challenging part lately).

If you're interested in this project, I'd love to connect!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40382056

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May 10, 2024

Hey HN,

Marceau here, founder of Meemaw. I was working on a different project (communities with better aligned incentives) for which I needed users to have access to a crypto wallet. I couldn't afford users to have to deal with private keys and what not, and I did not feel comfortable being locked to a non-transparent third-party provider for something as important. So I built an internal "wallet-as-a-service" around audited librairies. I dropped the original project since then and that service evolved into Meemaw.

Many "web3 projects" would be better off without any web3 component. But if you do need your users to have a wallet, there are a few good reasons to use something like Meemaw:

- great UX (no faffing around with private keys or seed phrases, easily customisable)

- great DX (get up and running quickly, integrate with your existing system easily)

- more secure (MPC, trustless)

- low dependency risk (you've always got the option to self-host or export existing wallets)

If you'd like a refresher on MPC wallets or Wallet-as-a-Service, I did my best to explain it without BS industry jargon: https://getmeemaw.com/blog/mpc-wallet

If you have Docker and Node installed on your machine, you can have a full example running in less than 5 minutes: https://getmeemaw.com/docs/getting-started

You can already self-host Meemaw, and there will soon be cloud hosting as well, with the option to easily switch from one to the other at any time.

The closed-source competitors are all (very) well-funded, but I think we can provide a better developer experience with higher security and reduced dependency risks. Right now, Meemaw is probably not ready for production, but we'll get there sooner rather than later. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated to continue moving in the right direction :)

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40318468

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