simquat

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   by simquat 2mo ago

   Not sure what kind of model you're interested in, but you may give Duck.ai[0] a try. It doesn't require any signup and let you use gpt-5.4 nano/mini, Haiku 4.5, Mistral Small 4 and Gemma 4 31B. [0] https://duck.ai&
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   by simquat 2mo ago

   Desktop app bundled with an ai model and a local-first agent so nothing leaves your machine. Last week I interviewed non-technical people about their experience with AI agents. Many couldn't even use them at all. Either they didn'
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   Ask HN: What do you ask AI to do with your files?

   2 points by simquat 2mo ago|1 comments
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   by simquat 2mo ago

   Not right now but I'm actually exploring this idea space — doing user research —. I would be happy to chat with you – or whoever happens to read this and is into this topic – about that. simone [at] breadboards.io
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   by simquat 3mo ago

   Hey! I'm Simone, a computer programmer from Italy living in Zürich. I have 12+ years of experience as a full stack developer building web and mobile applications across Europe. I have an extensive startup and agency background, which t
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   by simquat 6mo ago

   In Calabria — the very south of Italy — there this[0] 1000-years-old plane tree. [0] https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platano_di_Vrisi
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   by simquat 6mo ago

   I don't see low-code and LLMs really competing with each other. It may be true for quick throwaway projects, but they solve different problems and can potentially be used together. With low-code, users operate at a high abstraction lev
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   by simquat 6mo ago

   Use TextMate[0] as my daily driver. [0] https://macromates.com/
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   by simquat 6mo ago

   I would recommend Scratch, the blocks prevent syntax errors, plus there's a simple editor for drawing sprites and backgrounds — my niece used to play with it paired with the book "Scratch programming playground" if I recall c
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    by simquat 6mo ago

    Thanks for sharing. By the editor being bare bones do you mean some missing feature might change your mind about using it, or do you find the text-based editor much more comfortable?
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    by simquat 6mo ago

    Looks quite cool and I'd like to give a try. What is the main use case for compiling code to shortcuts? I ask because I'm working on a tool[0] that in a way does the opposite. [0] https://breadboards.io
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    by simquat 6mo ago

    I'm working on Breadboard[0], a modern HyperCard for web apps. We recently added an AI integration, starting with a UI agent. We're experimenting with a BYOK approach so anyone can try the assistant in the playground[1] without si
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    by simquat 6mo ago

    I'm working on it, Breadboard[0] is a visual app builder that mixes Figma-style UI design with Shortcuts-style logic. [0] https://breadboards.io/
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    by simquat 7mo ago

    Thanks for digging into the network requests :) That's a valid point, we can bundle or serve this dependency – hyperscript – from the domain where the app lives. The same goes for fonts, at the moment we're using Google Fonts for
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    by simquat 7mo ago

    Thanks, I completely agree with what you say. That is actually how the "playgrounds"[0][1] I shared work under the hood. In the playground, the preview isn't a simulation, it is the exported app –plus a shim for handling scre
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    by simquat 7mo ago

    Thanks, really appreciate the feedback! In the playground the apps can only be previewed in the canvas. Exported/live apps are available here: Weather App: https://late-cat-2043.breadboards.app Swiss Public Transit: https:
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    Show HN: Breadboard – A modern HyperCard for building web apps on the canvas(breadboards.io)

    93 points by simquat 7mo ago|16 comments
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    by simquat 7mo ago

    I’m working on an app builder that combines a Figma-like canvas for design with Apple Shortcuts-style logic for functionality. Instead of writing code or connecting node graphs, you define behavior by stacking instructions using a syntax ba
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    We Still Need a HyperCard for the AI Era(rogerwong.me)

    4 points by simquat 10mo ago|0 comments
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    by simquat 10mo ago

    I'm adding a Shortcuts‑like UI with Hyperscript syntax for defining logic to the app builder I'm building.
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    by simquat 11mo ago

    A few years ago I rebuilt a 3D model checker for the building industry and intentionally avoided a full frontend framework to keep the UI performant. I wrote a small internal mini-framework to follow the MVC pattern and Web Components for r
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    by simquat 11mo ago

    here's a quick demo video showing this in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg_W86tk_EM
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    by simquat 11mo ago

    That's cool! This resonates a lot with what I'm up to. I'm using SVGs as UI pieces and wiring them to composable logic blocks so to make things interactive without having to write code. /!\ Self-promo I'm working on
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    Show HN: Breadboard – A visual app builder on a Figma-like canvas(breadboards.io)

    1 points by simquat 11mo ago|0 comments
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    by simquat 11mo ago

    I'm working on a tool[0] to address how hard it is for non-technical people to understand the text-based code from vibe coding tools. Our approach is to make the complexity more readable by using three simple block types to represent l
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    by simquat 1y ago

    I'm working on https://blueprintapp.design an app to simplify the creation of user flows.