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231 points urin | 10 comments | 14 Oct 24 01:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
1. jayflux ◴[14 Oct 24 08:24 UTC] No.41835423[source]▶
Nice extension, it may be worth in the readme explaining how it’s different to https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-livepreview which has been around for a long time and maintained by Microsoft.
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2. qwertox ◴[14 Oct 24 08:44 UTC] No.41835532[source]▶
I think it's mainly the `No additional processes` point. Live Preview serves the page, likely by spawning another process to host the server.
3. urin ◴[14 Oct 24 08:55 UTC] No.41835595[source]▶
I have updated the README to address similar comments and issues. https://github.com/urin/vscode-web-visual-editor?tab=readme-...
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4. politelemon ◴[14 Oct 24 10:24 UTC] No.41836095[source]▶
Thanks, good work on this extension.
5. braggerxyz ◴[14 Oct 24 13:37 UTC] No.41837409[source]▶
Because of the debacle around VSCode extensions owned by Microsoft that recently surfaced here on HN, it's good to have an alternative.
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6. makestuff ◴[14 Oct 24 13:45 UTC] No.41837470[source]▶
Do you have a link? Curious to know what the concerns were.
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7. ensignavenger ◴[14 Oct 24 15:23 UTC] No.41838383{3}[source]▶
Many of Microsoft's extensions are closed source. This one does not appear to be, but MS has been known to replace open source VS Code extensions with closed source ones in the past.
8. anoncow ◴[14 Oct 24 17:43 UTC] No.41839876[source]▶
I thought of MS Frontpage for a very brief moment as I was clicking the link to Live Preview.
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9. noworriesnate ◴[14 Oct 24 19:24 UTC] No.41840945[source]▶
Pinegrow[1] is somewhat similar to MS Frontpage IIRC. I highly recommend it.

[1] https://pinegrow.com/

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10. vladsanchez ◴[15 Oct 24 12:37 UTC] No.41847931{3}[source]▶
Never heard of it, reminds me of DreamWeaver, instant favorite. Thanks for sharing.