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Re:Ask HN: How long did it take to release your side project... by levimaes on Thursday December 22, 2016 @01:23PM (#13239189)
Hi, can I ask what features you're going to implement next? Also, is harf.io's main advantage supposed to be that it's essentially a committment-free, platform agnostic videochat service? Who do you think would use it most; Craigslist patrons requesting remote, "hand-on" previews of listed products with constraints to iOS' facetime or Google's Duo?
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Re:Ask HN: How long did it take to release your side project... by aminozuur on Thursday December 22, 2016 @01:36PM (#13239295)
Harf.io's main difference is that everything is public. I cannot watch other people's conversations on Facetime, Skype or Duo. Let alone call in and interact with them. But I can on Harf.

We are pushing code every day, though it's not always visible to the user. A lot of features are coming soon, most importantly moderations tools.

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Re:Ask HN: How long did it take to release your side project... by levimaes on Thursday December 22, 2016 @03:25PM (#13240094)
Wow, so it can host topic-specific (like subreddits) video discussions! It makes me think of a kind of cyber theatre or video-torium.
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Re:Ask HN: How long did it take to release your side project... by aminozuur on Thursday December 22, 2016 @03:33PM (#13240145)
Yes, but usually people give the room a title, and 10 minutes into the conversation they will start discussing all kinds of other stuff as well. It all depends on who else decided to call in or comment.

I hope some day there will always be 100+ rooms open at any given day. Just imagine, you could be having a conversation with anyone about anything, at any given moment.

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