Soundnode, The Journey

How was the journey of building Soundnode

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1. SOUNDNODE
   

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2. Michael Lancaster
   @weblancaster
   @weblancaster
   

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3. * http://blog.soundcloud.com/2011/01/06/desktop/
   

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4. Languages
   Obj C, C
   C++, Swift
   C#, VB.net,
   Silverlight
   C, C++, Java
   Tools Xcode Visual Studio Eclipse
   Market Place Apple Itunes
   Windows
   Marketplace
   Linux Apps
   OS
   

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5. The promise…
   “write once run anywhere”
   

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6. Languages
   HTML5, CSS,
   Javascript
   HTML5, CSS,
   Javascript
   HTML5, CSS,
   Javascript
   Tools
   WebStorm, Sublime
   Text, VS Code
   WebStorm, Sublime
   Text, VS Code
   WebStorm, Sublime
   Text, VS Code
   Market Place Apple Itunes
   Windows
   Marketplace
   Linux Apps
   OS
   

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8. Use case
   

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9. * first version early 2014 built on top of NW.js
   

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10. * first version early 2014 built on top of NW.js
    

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11. * https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/rate-limits#play-requests (July/2015)
    

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12. * Average of 1000 (core) daily users before media coverage
    

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13. * https://github.com/Soundnode/soundnode-app/issues/266
    

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14. * latest version mid 2017
    

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15. * latest version
    

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16. * https://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/01/25/soundnode-is-the-soundcloud-desktop-app-youve-been-waiting-for/#.tnw_42EReATb
    

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18. * Average of 5000 daily users peaking at a little over 11000 users after media coverage
    

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19. How?
    

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20. + =
    

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21. Queue
    File System
    Network
    Other…
    Event Loop
    

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22. Chromium
    Skia Blink V8
    

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23. Demo
    

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24. Web standards as native
    

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25. Spotify (desktop)
    Playstation (console)
    Netflix (smart tvs)
    VS Code
    Slack (desktop)
    Chrome Browser
    

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26. BONUS
    *aka Java
    

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28. Thanks!
    

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