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inclem.net is a personal blog at inclem.net about programming and systems. Since 2015, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 13 times, most often “Kivy Android app showcase”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-06-03, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for posts on Python on Android and on writing Wayland compositors with wlroots. One comment cites it as a discussion of what writing a window manager involves.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Kivy Android app showcase2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2016-01-16
- An actual history of Python on Android2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-05-16
- Thoughts on writing a Wayland window manager with wlroots2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-04-18
What Hacker News says?
Kivy is really cool, but getting started on it sort of sucks. Lots of compilation errors (especially if you're trying to install on windows) due to its dependencies on pygame (and therefore cython, and therefore a particular version of MSVS for the specific dll... all a hassle). The on-site tutorials are sort of obtuse too, if you're looking to do UIs rather than games - until other resources[1][2] became available,…
Comment linking /pages/kivy-crash-course/
on “Python on Android”Submitted An update on Python-for-android: v2019.06.06 released and future plans as a story · 32 points
HN discussionHere is a discussion of what that involves from someone who used wlroots to write a window manager other than Sway: * http://inclem.net/2021/04/17/wayland/writing_a_wayland_compo...
Comment linking /2021/04/17/wayland/writing_a_wayland_compositor_with_wlroots/
on “How X Window Managers Work, and How to Write One (2014)”Submitted Android Apps with Python, Flask and a WebView as a story · 5 points
HN discussionWayland is a protocol, X11 is both protocol and a library. X11 client has much less functionality than Wayland compositor. Writing Wayland compositor is usually done with wlroots library to handle barebone stuff, but it has its own flaws: https://inclem.net/2021/04/17/wayland/writing_a_wayland_comp...
Comment linking /2021/04/17/wayland/writing_a_wayland_compositor_with_wlroots/
on “Mwm – The smallest usable X11 window manager”Submitted An actual history of Python on Android as a story · 3 points
HN discussionI think it's still generally the case that Kivy apps tend to use the default (clunky) theme or something more custom, but there has recently been some user activity around alternatives, e.g. a set material design themed widgets ( https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD ). I'm not sure if any apps using this have been published on the Play store. We've been discussing how to include more unified themeing capabilities in Kiv…
Comment linking /2016/01/15/kivy/kivy_android_app_showcase/
on “Kivy: Develop multi-touch enabled Python apps”Submitted Kivy Android app showcase as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Thoughts on writing a Wayland window manager with wlroots as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Vivarium: A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Kivy 1.9 Released (Python mobile app framework) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted An actual history of Python on Android as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Kivy Android app showcase as a story · 1 points
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