Ask HN: What tech stack would you use to build an open-source Google Keep clone?

Re:Ask HN: What tech stack would you use to build an open-so... by platz on Sunday February 03, 2019 @11:58AM (#19070662)

Google Keep is an interesting because it's hard to exactly categorize exactly what it is, or exactly what use case it attempts support.

It's kind of like a crossover between a private Pinterest, a bookmarking app, and a note taking app.

So it's multi-paradigm.

But of you know your use case better, you can tailor your soltution to fit.

You can then make better decisions on online/offline, where to store state, web vs native etc.. this is the benefit of simplyfing and clarifying your use case.

For example, I am a heavy bookmarker (~70k bookmarks), so I built an open-source, self-hosted (I don't want to own your bookmarks) bookmarking web app (https://github.com/jonschoning/espial). It is pretty minimal, but it is tailored to quickly bookmarks while browsing. I didn't bother with native because I am already in a browser context when I want to bookmark something.

But maybe I am just biased towards web hosted tech. I just don't see the value add for native unless it's doing something intimately connected with the physical device or physical user.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech stack would you use to build an open-so... by mud_dauber on Sunday February 03, 2019 @12:06PM (#19070724)

Your crossover comment is a good one - especially the "private Pinterest" angle. I attach a pic to every card, because I find it much easier to scan a home page that way instead of trying to read every card's title tag. (Of course I'm killing my page loads, but I guess that's the price I pay.)

And I'm always in a browser context too. Thanks.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech stack would you use to build an open-so... by jnskw on Sunday February 03, 2019 @12:38PM (#19070940)

Your app reminds me me of Pinboard.

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