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Show HN: Truck.app – an rsync client for Mac
- iseyler 8y agoThis has been posted a few times in the past month and a half. What's new in the latest version? Also, how does this compare to Transmit?
- bonhardcomp 8y agoSlow and steady with the addition of features over the last few months (http://bonhardcomputing.com/category/news/ http://bonhardcomputing.com/category/news/) and how does it compare to Transmit!? Transmit is an FTP app; Truck uses rsync-over-SSH.
- diimdeep 8y agoFTP? Are you kidding https://library.panic.com/transmit/transmit5/protocols/ https://library.panic.com/transmit/transmit5/protocols/
- bonhardcomp 8y agoDon't get me wrong; I like Transmit, I've used it a lot. But it doesn't do rsync over SSH.
- bonhardcomp 8y agoIncidentally, as a throwaway comment, FTP is from the 70's and rsync is from the 90's. I think about that sometimes.
- nautical 8y agoI only see ftp/sftp and some cloud providers ... Am i missing something ? OP is right there is no rsync
- dang 8y agoYikes, 20 times in a year. That's excessive. The FAQ says that a small number of reposts is ok, but 20 is not small. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html That's even more true for Show HN: "New features and upgrades ("Foo 1.3.1 is out") generally aren't substantive enough to be Show HNs." https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html
- diimdeep 8y agoCurious why you choose Python? Is core logic implemented in Python? Was it hard to setup process for building and packaging app ? Any plans to release in Mac App Store? Ty.
- bonhardcomp 8y agoI find Python to be one of the least worst languages. It took some difficult weeks to figure out how to build and package, although, to that end, PyQtDeploy came along at just the right time. It's already in the Mac App Store.
- mherrmann 8y ago> It took some difficult weeks to figure out how to build and package I had the exact same experience with my PyQt-based file manager [1]. Because of this frustration, I open sourced its build system [2]. I believe it could have saved you those weeks of work. Maybe it can still help you if you want to add automatic updates on Mac, or support other OSs (Windows, Linux). 1: https://fman.io https://fman.io 2: https://build-system.fman.io https://build-system.fman.io
- bonhardcomp 8y agoWow! I did not realise you had made a build system as a standalone project. This is excellent.
- bonhardcomp 8y agoAnd sorry yes, the whole thing is implemented in Python.
- dkoston 8y agoThis mentions try for free many times but doesn’t mention pricing anywhere. Why don’t you have clear pricing information on the site that’s easily accessible?
- bonhardcomp 8y agoIt’s 12 USD. I will add this more plainly to the website.
- dkoston 8y agoThanks. I may be an outlier but I won’t download the trial until I know the cost. Appreciate you taking the feedback.
- xfitm3 8y agoAny advantage over using rsync in a terminal?
- bonhardcomp 8y agoObviously several. It’s quicker to learn. It’s easier to use. A non technical person can use it. Etc etc.
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