Comment by malthejorgensen
1 year ago
In the ancient times there was a startup called The Grid. Very hyped. They implemented the Cassowary layout algorithm for the web and called it GSS.
I loved the idea of GSS but it never caught on: https://gss.github.io/
I consulted with them briefly. Felt like it was stimulant-fueled hustleporn. They had an interesting concept, but not surprised they didn't turn out a sustainable product.
> in the ancient times > 2014
Rage successfully baited - that was like three months ago, tops!
I wonder what ever happened with Grid - they were indeed very hyped, but fairly-obviously vaporware too IIRC. At least in terms of marketing, where they claimed AI web-property generation.
Very ahead of the times for 2014.
> GSS was created by Dan Tocchini, leader of the TheGrid, the first AI website platform.
I programmed that gss thing. Fundamentally the issue is that cassowary can’t do 2d constraints and can’t do li e wraps. It’s dumb.