Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build?

Re:Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build? by sangupta on Monday August 31, 2015 @02:28AM (#10145714)

A really nice and powerful command line shell in Java with all the Linux goodies specially for Windows.

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Re:Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build? by MacAsm on Monday August 31, 2015 @11:46PM (#10150612)

It would be really nice. The closest we have, so far I know, is Cygwin (I don't what it's like now, I used it a long time ago)

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Re:Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build? by bbcbasic on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @06:16AM (#10151553)

Cygwin is pretty good. I am not sure how you can do much better it has a big range of command line programs you can run, vim, git etc. The next step beyond cygwin is to install a linux vm, then to dual boot, then to single boot and chuck out Windows :-). Can't bring myself to do that though as a C#-ie.

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Re:Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build? by sangupta on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @04:26AM (#10151290)

Am already working on it: https://github.com/sangupta/andruil - just a start.

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Re:Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build? by why-el on Monday August 31, 2015 @06:47AM (#10146213)

Why language-specific?

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Re:Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build? by sangupta on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @04:25AM (#10151288)

For Java is portable across platforms and won't need root permissions to run. Just download the JAR and fire.

Also, am a Java developer :)

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