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I'm hoping for a future where we create static HTML pages again styled with a bit of handmade CSS, because we're so tired of bot attacks and long loading times. Then suddenly a Cloudflare network becomes absolet.

I like the idea and the logo. But some real world examples like database usage, partials within templates and handling forms are missing.

Are you aware of the author? He has some experience with Shopify ;-)

I really do miss it, because it felt like a huge productivity jump and a logical organized UI and file system.

When Windows Vista got released I switched over to Mac.

Totally agree and I think the root cause are today's larger screen sizes, less constraints. Win95 was designed at a time when 800x600 and 1024x768 have been the standards to work with.

I love this UI, so here is my attempt to re-create this using ImGUI

https://github.com/marchildmann/BevelDesk

That's a reason for downvoting me?! I made a nice and respectful comment.

Great project. But please check the name:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento_(database)

There is no trial?

Looks nice - I will give it a try :-)

I know exactly where the pain point is coming from ;-) Created https://htmldock.com for friends and family.

It lacks monetization, but I have a BMC tip jar LOL

Claude helped me to rewire my first digital Märklin model train. It pulled the documentation of the control keyboards 6040 and told me how to wire them properly to the routers.

And I restored an old vintage amp with the help of schematics, multimeter and Claude. That was really cool.

(No AI)

I'm working on porting my data exploration tool ColumnLens [1] to Windows and Linux. Coming from Mac it's harder than I assumed.

[1] https://columnlens.com

Thank you so much for this link :-)

I'm studying old operating systems, because it's very interesting how we've been so productive with less screen pixels than we have today. It's basically mind blowing that 800x600 pixels have been a long time enough to get work done.

Currently I'm typing this on an iPhone 17 with a larger screen and after all the years there is nothing like a good charting, dashboarding or spreadsheet on it.

If you are constantly looking at your smartphone and ignore the real world ... yes ;-)

Looks interesting, but missing notarization and source code gives me a headache in this world of vibe coded apps. But glad you enjoyed the afternoon with Claude and get a personal reincarnation of Winamp for your box.

I totally agree with the author that Windows GUIs and MacOS GUIs are getting worse with every iteration. For my own side project I used ImGUI and it's working great for my purpose.

It's by far not as beautiful rendered as the native OS layers, but easy to navigate and a good foundation for cross platform GUI development. And I got it even approved for the MacOS app store. Here's my write up: https://marchildmann.com/blog/imgui-mac-app-store/

Dozens of comments, but not a single "What was in their Claude.md"

Really cool - I love the retro look&feel of it. Like Photoshop 1.0

Is it a heavily customized SwiftUI app?

I love these posts, because I always wanted to get into game development and never found spare time. Thank you so much!

Oh - they didn't train silently already?! ;-) Going to move my repositories then next week.

LOL ... I can absolutely feel your pain. That's exactly why I created for myself a graphical approach. I shared the first version with friends and it turned into "ColumnLens" (ImGUI on Mac) app. Here is a use case from the healthcare industry: https://columnlens.com/industries/medical

I'm glad you adjusted the CSS while I was typing my comment. I needed to switch to dark mode to be able to read highlighted words.

Nice write up. I will try out your tool.

Author here. Happy to answer questions about the process. Hope this helps other developers to ship blazing fast ImGUI apps.

Thank you! Totally agreed.

Full disclosure: I’m a much better C++ developer than I am a marketer, so I asked Claude to help me write this post. Which is a bit ironic given that ColumnLens is literally about keeping your data local and off other people’s servers. Anyway — the app is real, the numbers are real, and the frustration with uploading CSVs to SaaS tools is very real. ;-)

This is a very smart move and I love it! Absolutely the best device I can get for my parents.

Thank you for this write up. I am still lightyears behind this deep knowledge, but feel like I learned from your post the vocabulary to get started.

Sorry ... I read XAMPP! Now I know why I got downvoted

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