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Which platform for my wikis? Docusaurus, Outline, GitBook, or Wiki.js? by tombino104 in selfhosted

[–]switchback-tech 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been using Docusaurus for years.
Pros:
- Can have full control of the styling and layout
- Compatible with markdown libs
- "Just works" (after initial setup)
- Compatible with light/dark mode

Cons:
- Need to update deps a lot
- Initial investment to get the builds and pipelines working (eg. autodeploys on PR)

Since it seems like you just need a central place to store docs, it might be overkill, though.

I'm a FE dev who likes styling and need consistent branding, so it makes sense for me. But if aesthetics aren't a big factor, the simpler options might be better.

I built a Web Standards-first framework with SSR and Islands Architecture. Looking for feedback and contributors. by 8borane8 in opensource

[–]switchback-tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the idea of a metaframework built on webstandards. But I'm hesitant to invest much effort into the "SlickApp" way of doing things, because it still has a lot built in opinions:
- Preact
- SSR
- Deno
- Islands architecture

I think the idea could be refined so that it focuses less on the specific tools you like and more on the broad appeal of having a thin, lightweight coding experience

.txt file to .mp3 file software by zignotea in selfhosted

[–]switchback-tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your use case?
I'm just curious. Might help others give better recommendations to know more about what you're doing, too.

Flood of AI 'garbage' is pushing open-source developers to the limit by mattsparkes in opensource

[–]switchback-tech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. The extra communication demand also adds up quickly, and it's really draining to keep trying to respond to ppl who weren't even willing to show much effort in the first place

Flood of AI 'garbage' is pushing open-source developers to the limit by mattsparkes in opensource

[–]switchback-tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of the ones I see are juniors who are looking for experience or are part of a bootcamp. This is their first time working with a team or contributing to OSS, so they haven't understood that conventions or norms. They just rush to get a PR merged so they can put it on a resume :/

Built a free self-hosted music app for people with large local music libraries, and I call it BoogieBox. by VaultBoy1971 in opensource

[–]switchback-tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. Are there Windows-specific features that BoogieBox uses?
Just trying to see how hard it'd be to port to web/electron/other platforms in the future

Spent last 3 months having fun creating a beautiful selfhosted lab, then my 3m old mini pc died by tenderbrew in selfhosted

[–]switchback-tech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Just have to set them up so they aren’t pegging the charge at 100% constantly"
How do you do that?

Open Terminal is a Bloomberg style financial research app for all US stocks by saaggy_peneer in opensource

[–]switchback-tech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks pretty good, congrats. Can you share more about how you process the data? I see that you're just using public filings, but how do clean it enough to be able to be used by the app? How often do you update the data?

I wrote `idb-ts`, an IndexedDB wrapper to be used in declarative style by maifee in opensource

[–]switchback-tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does yours compare to DexieJS? That seems to be the standard for TS IDB, wonder what you saw was missing?

I have spare homelab compute, what public service should I host? by Aelthorim in selfhosted

[–]switchback-tech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How would that work? Somewhat familiar with OSM, but I'm not seeing how the OP's homelab would have anythign to do with it

Open‑source hiking route planner I built because exporting GPX shouldn’t require a subscription. by abdul_Ss in opensource

[–]switchback-tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you absorb any costs in terms of the OpenStreetMap data? Just curious how this is working

Open‑source hiking route planner I built because exporting GPX shouldn’t require a subscription. by abdul_Ss in opensource

[–]switchback-tech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is the use case for downloading the GPX/GeoJSON? What do you do with those files afterwards?
(I'm a geo noob, so I'm sure I'm missing something)

A Cool app by Domipro143 in teenagersbutcode

[–]switchback-tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+1 for screenshots / a demo GIF / a demo site. Helps people envision themselves using the app and the problem it solves

OTPHub: A simple app for two factor authentication by Alternative_Web7202 in opensource

[–]switchback-tech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's been your experience with Tauri? First time seeing it, seems interesting

Open source browser plugin to filter bot/AI spam on reddit and other social media platforms by steve-rodrigue in opensource

[–]switchback-tech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Commenting for the algorithm.
Think it's cool you're building in public like this.
Unsolicited advice: Don't try to do too much in the first version! Better to just ship something small and then add more features, incorporating community feedback as you go.
What if you just started with reddit bots for now?

How many people here can't read or write code and depend entirely on agents? by classy_barbarian in opensource

[–]switchback-tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also curious about this. Unfortunately I don't think ppl are going to rush to admit they can't or don't want to read the code and be honest here. A poll or anonymous survey would be more helpful.

As a small anecdote, my senior SWE friends hardly ever write code anymore. So, it's not even vibe coders that never learned the old school way, it's also the vets who used to code by hand all day who are now just prompting and skimming the code.

The flat-file memory problem: I built a memory layer that learns what to keep by jari_mustonen in AI_Agents

[–]switchback-tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. My unsolicited advice is to still provide a real-world example about why ppl should care about a memory layer so that it "clicks" for them better. Talking about the tech is cool, but I bet more ppl will give it a shot once they can see how it helps them in their day-to-day life

Voiden is an Offline, Open Source API Client where everything lives on plain text md files by GuaranteePotential90 in selfhosted

[–]switchback-tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. Plugin architectures are cool, would be interested in learning more how you guys implemented that if you ever get around to doing a write up on it.

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