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Posted by HetPatel106 6 hours ago

Show HN: Y – A malleable coding-agent desktop app built with Electron(github.com)
28 points | 16 comments
anoop_kumar 38 minutes ago|
I used to like Electron but most recently became a fan of Tauri. Electron is great from a UI perspective but seems like it tends to get bloated very quickly. Any suggestions on how to deal with it?
dhruv3006 2 hours ago||
I guess this is in tune with the yc rfs - https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs#dynamic-software-interfaces - but i do have the same question for the app updates - you will break everything as soon as the update takes place - this opens up a nice rabbit hole for discussion.
joelres 5 hours ago||
Very cool!

Suggestion: would be helpful to include examples of what's possible, or some things to try (or things that are explicitly prevented).

HetPatel106 5 hours ago|
Good point. I’ll add this to the README. Thanks!
eightysixfour 5 hours ago||
This is cool conceptually, but "y" do I have to login to your site if it is local and uses my Claude Code?
HetPatel106 5 hours ago|
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tuo-lei 2 hours ago||
does the userland persist across app updates? curious what happens to my modify changes when you ship a new version of y
seabass 3 hours ago||
An app ui that can be modified by end users is a really cool idea. I hope to see that in more apps!
lellow 4 hours ago||
I like it. I see this concept of allowing users to modify things to cater to their preferences being the future tbh.
warpech 5 hours ago||
Cool!

Your readme mentions Modify. What’s that?

Does this use some generative UI?

HetPatel106 5 hours ago|
Thanks! Modify is the part where you can ask your coding agent to update the app live - including UI changes.
joeyguerra 5 hours ago|
Reminds of smalltalk.
giovannibonetti 5 hours ago||
It would be even cooler if it was made with a Lisp and took advantage of it being homoiconic.
HetPatel106 5 hours ago|||
Whoa! I did not know about smalltalk. Thanks for letting me know!
dr_kiszonka 2 hours ago||
Also, a bit like emacs.
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