Graphing Scientific Calculator Based on the ESP32

(github.com)

28 points | by uticus 3 days ago

5 comments

  • orphea 4 hours ago
    The site is broken, "Read the manifesto" and "View specs" links don't work.

      THE MOAT
      100% OPEN
      Open Source
      Hardware and software that belongs to everyone.
    
    And misleading.

    Also, what's up with all the junk in readme? The project structure, random stats, tables. How bloating readme should help?

    upd: Okay, there is a tiny disclaimer that the project is vibe-coded.

    https://github.com/El-EnderJ/NeoCalculator/blob/a7712be5c460...

    • Karliss 1 hour ago
      The licensing information is very conflicting

      > Hardware and software that belongs to everyone. Waiting to be OSHWA certifie

      > Hardware & Industrial Design All rights reserved. The hardware design, including but not limited to Are proprietary and the intellectual property of Juan Ramón. No commercial use or reproduction of the hardware is permitted without express authorization.

      Same for software, the comparison table says MIT, other parts say GPL v3.

      Also the whole concept of exam mode which is in any way effective seems contradictory with GPLv3. Any hardware means which would limit the ability to use modified version of software would violate GPLv3.

  • ramon156 3 hours ago
    The first thing I noticed in the repo is a next config, which I couldn't fathom. I then realized this is the "marketing website" for the project.

    Deploying a neo-vibey website for a calculator is a wild choice. On top of that, the first things (the buttons) dont work.

    This does not spark the vibe I want. You either go full hacker-mode (and end up with a relatively nerdy website that is more about technicals and less about marketing), or you go full-on stakeholder-mode (you prioritize that your product is going to completely smash your competitor, making stakeholders feel FOMO).

    I don't get it. At all.

    • mistercow 2 hours ago
      I'm pretty sure they just vibe coded the site in half an hour on a lark. High gloss without any real direction or intent behind it is the new "vanilla html page with no CSS file", or maybe less charitably, the new clip art.

      And that's fine, right? Like people can do what they want. We're just going to get used to it.

    • altmanaltman 3 hours ago
      Even if we ignore that, having text like "Scroll to Deconstruct Architecture" and "Join the Resistance" on a calculator app is cringe
  • tosh 2 hours ago
    The photos in the readme are great but the files are huge, 3-5mb+ per file (in case anyone here is on limited data).
  • K0balt 2 hours ago
    I wonder it this could be easily ported to the TTGO esp32 deck? It’s fairly mature and a nice form factor.
  • dvh 4 hours ago
    "Construccion" link is broken. And where is schematic?