PowerPuffGrl
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Hello Smart Babiato friends, just wanted to share something I am excited to learn today,
and also see if anyone else is looking into this.
TL;DR
Someone (https://justine.lol/) figured out a way to create a single binary executable that will
run on our common hardware platforms and (windows, linux, apple). Appears to be x86 and ARM(not sure).
Works like a web server with a .zip package payload containing your script and media.
You can download it here - free
Read other comments here and link to how it works
news.ycombinator.com
news.ycombinator.com
Questions:
1. How much of a game changer is this?
Good bye cross compilers, good bye multiple OS devs.
Not really - but possible if you app runs in the web browser.
2. What would be a good project that could really benefit from this?
Note it only has console I/O no gui, so I am thinking backend for serving
tcp/webpage. In my mind this is like electron that VScode is written in
but now you target multiple platforms and develop in platform you like
and also see if anyone else is looking into this.
TL;DR
Someone (https://justine.lol/) figured out a way to create a single binary executable that will
run on our common hardware platforms and (windows, linux, apple). Appears to be x86 and ARM(not sure).
Works like a web server with a .zip package payload containing your script and media.
You can download it here - free

Read other comments here and link to how it works
Show HN: Redbean – Single-file distributable web server | Hacker News
Actually Portable Executable | Hacker News
Questions:
1. How much of a game changer is this?
Good bye cross compilers, good bye multiple OS devs.
Not really - but possible if you app runs in the web browser.
2. What would be a good project that could really benefit from this?
Note it only has console I/O no gui, so I am thinking backend for serving
tcp/webpage. In my mind this is like electron that VScode is written in
but now you target multiple platforms and develop in platform you like