30 pointsby dhruv30066 hours ago4 comments
  • VeryVito2 hours ago
    I read over this post before submitting and realize it sounds like I'm shilling here, but bear with me: I just REALLY like what Voiden is doing here, and I'm thrilled to see it open-sourced now.

    Every other API-testing tool seems to have evolved into a bloated, cloud-first, subscription-based "service" (Yes, I'm looking at you, Postman, Paw/RapidAPI, etc), and I'd been looking for just this type of thing when I stumbled across this project a few months ago. Finally, somebody gets it!

    It works different, and it may still have a few rough edges, but now every developer with access to our projects has access to the relevant APIs and instructions on how best to use them -- while the credentials remain safely off the cloud and on their own machines.

    It's been exhilarating to finally have full testing and documentation right in our code bases, and the fact that it's now open source means our team can fully embrace Voiden without fear of once again having the rug pulled out from under its feet.

    Thanks for going this route! I predict Voiden is going to be the sleeper hit for developers this year.

    • hypeateian hour ago
      You haven't commented on HN since 2018 and this is the post you came across totally organically to shill a new API client? Seems like they paid you to advertise here.
    • unkn0wn_root2 hours ago
      If you want to give a try yet-another-api-client tool with kind of different approach - give Resterm a try.

      https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm

    • dhruv30062 hours ago
      Thank you for the kind words!
  • fastball3 hours ago
    I tried Voiden and like the idea, but in the end I think the notebook format felt a bit too freeform for an API tool. To me the point of an API tool is clarity of what I am doing and how they translates into code.

    On a product note, I don't think the logo matches the name at all.

    • p0w3n3dan hour ago
    • nikolasdimi2 hours ago
      thanks for the points- on the product comment: in what way you think it doesn't fit? genuinely interested.
      • fastballan hour ago
        I suppose part of the problem is that I don't understand why "Voiden" in the first place, but if we assume Voiden is a good name:

        The logo neither says "voids" nor "API tool". It is a blocky infinity symbol that to me means nothing in-context. Also the duotone and slight asymmetry (of a normally symmetric symbol) gives hints of duality/gemini, which also means nothing to me in the context of what the tool is and the name that it has.

      • embedding-shape2 hours ago
        Not parent, but the name makes me think of void, so nothing, while the logo is a infinity symbol, so everything, seems like opposites :)
    • GlacierFox2 hours ago
      That why I love the git-backed notebook format. You can add clarity and explain what it's doing and how it translates into code.
      • dhruv3006an hour ago
        Thank you! Anything we can do better ?
  • hypeateian hour ago
    I hate to be negative but everything about this is ringing alarm bells. The buzzwords like "git-native" and "offline-first", the dedicated editor for a supposedly "text based" tool, the website that feels like it's trying to sell me something with testimonials but no pricing page, the apparent astroturfing going on in this thread, the logo which appears to be essentially stolen from Visual Studio (look up logos from older versions), and the AI-slop vibes (especially the art on your blog)

    Overall, it appears this tool is in the same space as Postman, Insomina, etc. which has been plagued with rug-pulls and everything I've seen says it's likely to happen here too.

  • dhruv30066 hours ago