[HN Gopher] Open source, experimental, and tiny tools roundup
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       Open source, experimental, and tiny tools roundup
        
       Author : feross
       Score  : 199 points
       Date   : 2021-04-15 15:01 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (tinytools.directory)
 (TXT) w3m dump (tinytools.directory)
        
       | feross wrote:
       | If you like this kind of thing, you should check out SpeakeasyJS,
       | a JavaScript meetup for mad science, hacking, and experiments.
       | You can see all previous talks here to get an idea:
       | https://speakeasyjs.com/talks
       | 
       | Disclaimer: I am one of the meetup organizers.
        
       | triptych wrote:
       | I created a notebook in Observable with same data set:
       | https://observablehq.com/@triptych/tiny-tools-viewer
        
       | qbasic_forever wrote:
       | This is a really cool list and I'm glad it was shared!
        
       | darekkay wrote:
       | There's a similar project: https://tiny-helpers.dev/
       | 
       | You can subscribe via RSS to learn about new tools.
        
       | debacle wrote:
       | This tool is so noisy that it's nearly unusable.
       | 
       | "Unity" is a tiny tool?
        
         | imiric wrote:
         | Unity is not listed in the GitHub link posted above, which only
         | has Unity plugins, so I don't see how it's unusable.
         | 
         | Any list that includes LOVE is interesting in my book. Thanks
         | for sharing OP!
        
       | zokier wrote:
       | I'm kinda confused what constitutes as tiny and experimental here
       | if it includes items like Blender, GIMP, Reaper, VSCode and other
       | big names
        
         | IncRnd wrote:
         | They really meant 'or' not 'and' - free or tiny or
         | experimental.
        
           | sramsay wrote:
           | Perhaps, but REAPER is none of those things.
        
             | egypturnash wrote:
             | The description says "free and paid tiers" so I guess it
             | was free when it was added to this list.
        
           | netmare wrote:
           | So it's like the poster in the mythical workshop:
           | Repairs can be fast, cheap or proper.         You can only
           | choose two of the above.
           | 
           | In this case, our choices range from 1 to 3 it seems.
        
         | dllthomas wrote:
         | I think it's meant as "or", rather than "and"
        
       | nrjames wrote:
       | This is really more accessible through the associated Github
       | repo's readme file, in my opinion:
       | 
       | https://github.com/everestpipkin/tools-list
        
         | cyberlab wrote:
         | And a Google Form where you can submit your own tiny tool:
         | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeS1wnK2-FYW7IKlcMK...
        
         | IncRnd wrote:
         | Thank you. The GH readme is actually usable.
        
         | domano wrote:
         | Thank you, this is better by a lot
        
       | enriquto wrote:
       | it shows a total number of zero (0) tools. What's the point?
        
         | smhenderson wrote:
         | That's what the filter on the page is set to by default. It's
         | confusing and works less than well on mobile. Click All or any
         | other tag there and you'll see tools.
         | 
         | A neat collection and it's always great to see people share
         | open source software but the site could probably use a bit of
         | work IMHO...
        
         | squarefoot wrote:
         | If you use uMatrix (the browser extension), it blocks by
         | default some links from Google that are essential for the list
         | to work; just disable it for this site.
        
       | nickloewen wrote:
       | This is excellent, thank you for sharing. I would love to hear
       | which of these people have used, and found fun or useful.
       | 
       | I have been enjoying Bitsy games and poems recently and am
       | excited to discover more projects in the same realm.
       | 
       | Here are some nice ones:
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       | https://haraiva.itch.io/novena https://polclarissou.itch.io/moss-
       | as-texture-as-space-foldin... https://ludonaut.itch.io/vestiges
       | https://cephalopodunk.itch.io/radical-archaeologist
       | https://haraiva.itch.io/topography
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       | The other highlight from my quick skim is basiljs, which makes
       | indesign scriptable through a Processing-like API. As an
       | occasional book designer, that sounds like lots of fun!
        
         | nullify88 wrote:
         | Wow, those by cecile richard are really something. Thanks for
         | sharing.
        
           | nickloewen wrote:
           | Yes, her work is really excellent. For anyone skimming, she
           | is https://haraiva.itch.io/
        
       | p4bl0 wrote:
       | For varying definitions of _tiny_ and _experimental_.
        
       | snvzz wrote:
       | "other programming languages" encompasses some languages that are
       | among the most common, with disastrous consequences.
        
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