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We're definitely open to feedback and we are considering bringing the CSS editor into Piny. One concern, when I think about it, is that CSS styling in React & co is very fragmented, with many different solutions such as CSS-in-JS etc... Maybe I'm just overthinking it :)
We did start with Tailwind because it is very convenient, with all styling inlined directly into HTML.
For other parents here, if your kids are interested in learning HTML and CSS with the help of cute aliens, my son (who was 11 at the time) and I built HTML Planet for Kids [0]. The course uses a visual editor for manipulating HTML, so that there is less typing and frustrating syntax mistakes, while still exposing the code directly without any added abstractions.
We also have Pinegrow Online [0] that works 100% in the browser - without webassembly. The performance is quite good for such a complex UI.
- Our every experience has two parts: its content (for example, a thought "pizza") and awareness (our ability to know / feel / experience it). Usually, we just notice the content, but do not recognize our capacity of being aware. As a counter example, unlike us, a computer can store the word "pizza" in its memory, but it does not have the conscious experience of it.
- Meditation consists of simply being with both, in a natural, relaxed way, but without getting lost
- Being with awareness is easy because it is a core part of every experience. Noticing it can be hard for the exact same reason.
- So, we practice being with awareness again and again, both in short formal meditation sessions and informal, while we go about our daily lives
- We gradually discover the built-in qualities of awareness: openness, freedom, creativity, joy...
The signs that we are doing it (any kind of meditation) right include:
- Being able to better handle ups and downs of life with a relaxed, curious attitude
- Increased sense of humor, creativity, spaciousness of where our life happens
- Kindness toward ourselves and others
The opposite would be signs that whatever we are doing is not benefiting us.
"...practicing meditation is a process of exploring the heart and mind, of fully experiencing the richness of awareness itself. This implies that meditation is not meant to eliminate the things we don’t like about ourselves, or even to become “better” people. Meditation helps us to see that we are already whole and complete. It is a practical tool that enables us to get in touch with our true nature.
The path of meditation unfolds in two stages: We begin by recognizing that the nature of awareness is fundamentally good and pure, and that it is the source of true and lasting happiness. Once we have directly experienced the basic goodness of awareness, the path of meditation then consists of nurturing this recognition and allowing the qualities of awareness to manifest fully."
In my experience, being happy or not, mostly depends on my emotional responses to any given situation. For example, reading about highly accomplished people here on HN can make me feel envious and unsatisfied with my performance.
Intelligence makes it possible to understand facts like:
- There is a huge range of possible emotional responses to a single situation. Some are beneficial for me and some are not.
- How I react now is simply a habit. It is not something hard-coded in the situation itself. Instead of envy, I can be happy for these successful people, rejoice in their success. Feel inspired by their example. Doing that is being kind to myself. The more we work with our emotions, the more flexible they become. There is a lot of freedom here.
- The perceived space where my life is happening can be expanded by noticing that what I focus on (myself, my work, my family, my home...) is not the whole reality. There are other people, other countries, other beliefs, all the nature... and all of that is my world.
- Other people are just like me in wanting to be happy and avoiding pain. My happiness is not more important than their - but also not less. We are all doing our best. A kind of feeling of closeness comes through this insight.
Any of these facts will make our life better. And all are discovered through intelligent exploration, through using our smartness.
The post got to the front page and brought in the first two sales. That got the ball rolling and I was able to focus full time on the project since then, building a small team and continuing improving and expanding the app.
Here is the story of our first year: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8878381
And, I'll soon post another Show HN. This time for a side project created with my son.
Thank you HN :)
Pinegrow Snapshots has a single feature – taking HTML snapshots. Use your other tools (like Pinegrow Web Editor, GitHub, Slack…) for editing, collaboration and implementing changes.
Pinegrow is a general purpose HTML & (S)CSS editor, so Bulma (and similar) can be easily used with Pinegrow already.
React and Vue are another story, at the moment I don't have a clear vision of how they could be used with Pinegrow in an effective way.
VS Code is on the list, but not high priority. Our Atom integration is open source, perhaps somebody could/will adapt it for VS Code.
The feature set of the two are quite different, also the way how they are used. Here is an overview of what Pinegrow can do, including full support for Bootstrap, Foundation, plain HTML, CSS with live SASS editing, WordPress theme export and more:
Looking for designer who would help us polish UX and appearance of the next major update of our desktop app Pinegrow Web Editor (http://pinegrow.com).
Friendly 100% remote team, awesome user community and lots of opportunities for long term cooperation.
More about us: https://medium.com/@mattront/pinegrow-year-in-review-2014-fr...
Email: info@pinegrow.com (Matjaz)
Choosing this tech stack lets you postpone web vs desktop app decision and keep both options open. While recurring web app revenue sounds appealing it requires servers and responsibility to secure user data. With desktop app you'll never receive a 3am call that your service is down.
Btw. Subscriptions and desktop apps are not mutually exclusive. We give both options (one-time license purchase or monthly subscription) to our customers and the split is about even.
Pine in Pinegrow comes from Pine trees and no code comes from Atom. Besides Bootstrap, PG also supports Foundation, plain HTML, converting HTML pages to WordPress themes, master pages, smart components etc and aims to be a kind of modern Dreamweaver replacement.
And sorry that you feel offended by my kids having to eat.
Pinegrow Web Editor (http://pinegrow.com) is our desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux that lets web developers and designers work with HTML and CSS visually. Pinegrow also has a WordPress theme builder that is used to convert static HTML pages into WordPress themes. WordPress themes can also be build from scratch: http://pinegrow.com/wordpress-theme-builder.html
We're looking for someone who'll help us create an online course about how to use Pinegrow to build WordPress themes.
You'll need:
* experience with building WordPress themes
* experience with (or talent for) creating online courses
* fluent written and spoken English (while native speaker is preferred, it's not 100% required. At least the pronunciation should be very clear without hard accent)
Get in touch at info [at] pinegrow.com, Subject: WP Course
Matjaz here, the author of Pinegrow Web Editor (http://pinegrow.com), a desktop visual HTML & CSS editor for professional web developers. It also has WordPress theme builder. Up to now I did almost everything by myself, bootstrapping the business from 0 to $100K in the first year, and significantly more in the second - the current - year.
Now it's time to grow (a bit) and I'm looking for a Javascript virtuoso to join me on developing core Pinegrow features.
Our company has no VCs, C?Os, VPs... Instead we have a good product and paying users in 100+ countries that find Pinegrow useful at their daily work. Our revenue is organically doubling every four months. Here's a short story about that: https://medium.com/@mattront/pinegrow-year-in-review-2014-fr...
Ideally, you're better than me at:
- building optimised HTML, PHP, CSS (LESS, SASS) parsers
- designing and implementing effective UI
- separating what users actually need from what just looks nice
- being highly productive, even when compared to whole teams of decent developers
- finding simple solutions for complex problems - and then iterating on them
- having in-depth experience of high-performance Javascript coding and web development, both pure and with contemporary frameworks/tools
Bonus if you're good at:
- creating tutorials and online courses about web development
- marketing
You would get a decent fixed sallary and significant profit share. That's how I imagine my dream job offer would look like.
Get in touch at info [at] pinegrow.com
But the plan is that we soon transition to WP because we need more flexible documentation / support section with tags, categories and multiple users.