News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Show HN: Tiny FOSS Compass and Navigation App (<2MB).

Re:Show HN: Tiny FOSS Compass and Navigation App (<2MB) by monegator on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @07:44AM (#46615390)
It's incredible how small apps get when you throw away all the bullshit: useless frameworks, ads, third party libraries that require you to include a huge binary.

People are always amazed when i show them my apps are 2-5 megs, and that's because there's 2-5 megs of assets.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Show HN: Tiny FOSS Compass and Navigation App (<2MB) by nativeforks on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @07:49AM (#46615425)
Exactly! That’s exactly the philosophy behind MBCompass keeping the core functionality focused and lightweight, without unnecessary frameworks or bloat.

People are often surprised by how much you can do in under 2 MB.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Show HN: Tiny FOSS Compass and Navigation App (<2MB) by monegator on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @08:00AM (#46615537)
There are also frameworks that don't bring in anything unless required. I use B4X for most of my apps.

It has a fundamental issue, which is being single threaded (with exceptions), but it's truly lightweight and easy to extend, and the team behind it really know their business.

[ Parent | on HN ]