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stevex • today at 1:47 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

I'd love to know more about the process that the storytold team is using to build the Artcraft apps.

https://github.com/storytold

They're producing a fantastic quantity of software, and the quality seems higher than you'd expect for the velocity they're building at.


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bwnkl • today at 1:54 PM

I never used Photoshop that much, but I used to be well versed with Lightroom. So I tried Lightcraft[1] which is their Lightroom clone, and I was disappointed after all that hype. I couldn't get any of my photos to look nice, using the workflows I was used to from Lightroom. It felt cheap, unfinished, and barely usable, also compared to the open source Lightroom alternatives that have been around for a while (e.g. Rawtherapee). I'm willing to change my mind in the future, but at the moment, I don't really get the hype.

[1]: https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft

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basilgohar • today at 1:56 PM

It's not impossible produce good products with AI-assisted or driven coding. It just needs effort, focus, and management, much like regular software development.

rfgplk • today at 2:58 PM

If I remember correctly, most of the apps were oneshots.