# FastUbu

6 Hacker News commenters recommended FastUbu and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its fast, snappy interface, though one commenter found it slow and another said it may be obsolete and broken.

## Why people recommend it

- Fast, snappy interface (2 comments): "the interface is pretty good and snappy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48654293)) "it's snappy and instant to me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48656984))
- Favorite personal mini project (1 comments): "Probably obsolete and broken by now, but one of my favorite mini projects." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46460287))

## What people warn about

- Slow on some machines (1 comments): "Really slow and not snappy on my machine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48656870))
- May be obsolete or broken (1 comments): "Probably obsolete and broken by now, but one of my favorite mini projects." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46460287))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "FastUbu", https://hackerapproved.com/p/fastubu/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).