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mgirkins

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    Location: London, UK Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No (recently back from living in Berlin and want stability) Technologies: TypeScript/Javascript, Svelte(kit), Python, SwiftUI,…

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    https://maxgirkins.com

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    Thank you for posting this! I just spent a very enjoyable hour there and I’m sad others won’t be able to do the same in future. They appear to work with many institutions in a cons…

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    I fully agree with the value of breaking down complex projects into smaller chunks tasks but I’m not sure it needs a chatGPT wrapper. Doing it yourself using an app like https://ta…

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    I built Tatask.com for this! I want to have easy visibility over everything but quickly drill down into specifics so it uses a tree structure for tasks. You can break down any proj…

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    Show HN: Tatask – Nestable To-Do Trees

    Hi HN, I'm Max, the maker of Tatask. Tatask is not just another to-do list app. It adds infinite nesting so you can simply break down and structure your tasks. The smaller the task…

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    Wow, that's incredible to hear, what a major turnaround! As someone who has close people suffering from alcoholism, I can understand how tough it can be to encourage change. It is …

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    What's your proudest accomplishment this year?

    As the year nears an end I think it would be nice to celebrate how everyone has in some way impacted the world. Big or small, I want to shine some light on how you've made a mark t…

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    That was not your mistake, I only added it after reading your initial comment! Thanks for the detailed response, I understand what you mean by not wanting to give your credit card …

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    That would be a fun Go project! I don’t need it for most personal things like shopping lists etc. but when I do it’s invaluable. I also don’t understand how people work like that! …

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    I've been testing it out recently and it's been quite successful but I am about to change that to a soft paywall. I'm thinking 7 days with an occasional nagging paywall and then yo…

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    Like every programmer before me, I created a to-do list app of course! However, as a programmer, I prefer trees to lists so I made a to-do tree app. I have been using it religiousl…

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    https://tatask.com Tatask is an infinitely nestable task management system designed to help break down complex projects into simple, actionable steps. Task lists don't convey enoug…

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    It works well as a progressive web app and on mobile browser but it's not truly native yet so I'm building native versions to give the best UX possible. Given that Task management …

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    It should be working, I haven't tried to block any HN traffic! That's strange :(

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    Thank you :)

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    That's what I used to do too. It works great but I wrapped it up in an app for myself so that I could include scheduling, favouriting to plan my day and some other UX enhancements …

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    The innovation is modelling projects as a tree that can be broken down into smaller chunks. You can nest as deeply as you like and therefore break down even the most complex ideas …

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    This article encompasses lots of the reasons why I dislike traditional todo apps as well. Unlike the author I did end up creating my own solution which solves a lot of the problems…

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    Lots of people on the Svelte subreddit were interested in how I implemented reactive list filtering using dynamic data after I posted a video demo. I wrote a tutorial on it and tho…