Show HN: Truck.app – an rsync client for Mac (opens in new tab)

(bonhardcomputing.com)

33 pointsbonhardcomp7y ago17 comments

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This 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?

dang7y ago

Yikes, 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

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

bonhardcompOP7y ago

Slow and steady with the addition of features over the last few months (http://bonhardcomputing.com/category/news/) and how does it compare to Transmit!? Transmit is an FTP app; Truck uses rsync-over-SSH.

diimdeep7y ago

FTP? Are you kidding https://library.panic.com/transmit/transmit5/protocols/

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dkoston7y ago

This 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?

bonhardcompOP7y ago

It’s 12 USD. I will add this more plainly to the website.

dkoston7y ago

Thanks. I may be an outlier but I won’t download the trial until I know the cost. Appreciate you taking the feedback.

diimdeep7y ago

Curious 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.

bonhardcompOP7y ago

I 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.

mherrmann7y 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

2: https://build-system.fman.io

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bonhardcompOP7y ago

And sorry yes, the whole thing is implemented in Python.

xfitm37y ago

Any advantage over using rsync in a terminal?

bonhardcompOP7y ago

Obviously several. It’s quicker to learn. It’s easier to use. A non technical person can use it. Etc etc.

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iseyler7y ago

This 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?

dang7y ago

Yikes, 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

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

bonhardcompOP7y ago

diimdeep7y ago

FTP? Are you kidding https://library.panic.com/transmit/transmit5/protocols/

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dkoston7y ago

This 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?

bonhardcompOP7y ago

It’s 12 USD. I will add this more plainly to the website.

dkoston7y ago

Thanks. I may be an outlier but I won’t download the trial until I know the cost. Appreciate you taking the feedback.

diimdeep7y ago

Curious 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.

bonhardcompOP7y ago

mherrmann7y ago

> It took some difficult weeks to figure out how to build and package

1: https://fman.io

2: https://build-system.fman.io

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bonhardcompOP7y ago

And sorry yes, the whole thing is implemented in Python.

xfitm37y ago

Any advantage over using rsync in a terminal?

bonhardcompOP7y ago

Obviously several. It’s quicker to learn. It’s easier to use. A non technical person can use it. Etc etc.

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