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Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by conorgil145 »

tjarratt wrote: post #70

While I didn't actually launch anything, I did make a lot of progress on two separate apps: One to facilitate collaborative tabletop games (think Settlers of Cataan or Dungeons & Dragons) between remote parties. Built with node.js, redis, jquery, html5, css3, buzzwords. Another smaller, quicker app that spun off the first was a web interface for the OS X `say` command. Sometimes I'm on ubuntu or windows and I wish I…

I would love to hear more about the app that you started for games like Settlers of Catan. I love Settlers and I have thought about doing something similar for a while.

Do you have a link to source or a blog post about it or anything? Could you talk more about what you tried to build?

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by Deadsunrise »

getsat wrote: post #104
kaffeinecoma wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

98 WPM @ 100% accuracy is probably not my main demographic. :-) It is a known bug though, and on my list to fix, but thanks for taking the time to screen cap it. What tool have you used previously to measure your rate at 130-140 wpm? QBF counts every 5 characters as a "word"; other apps might measure differently. Did the tool not keep pace with your typing? Thanks for the feedback!

I've used a lot of sites, but I'm most fond of typeracer.com's racing system. Most sites peg me around the 130-140 WPM mark. Good luck with the site!

How much did you "train" to get to that speed? I moved to dvorak a couple years ago and I'm actually at 80-90wpm. I used atypetrainer4mac to get to 50-60wpm, then I did this http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadsunrise/4338226640/ and I'm up to 85-90 but to get slightly faster now I have to invest too much time.

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by middlegeek »

ashraful wrote: post #41

I launched http://www.hackerlunch.com It basically lets you meetup with other hackers. You post lunch plans and let others join in. Its very buggy (I am not a coder, and I don't think I'll manage to become one) and at this point has a rather ugly interface (ironically I'm a web designer). I worked on this for two days and released it, which is a big deal for me since this is the first time I actually launched somethi…

I'd really like the filter by location feature. I think not having that is really holding you back. Good luck.

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by pstinnett »

koenbok wrote: post #3

Well, we did not launch but had two major updates to Kaleidoscope and Versions: http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com http://www.versionsapp.com We're especially happy with our changeset feature for git/svn/bzr/hg: http://vimeo.com/17363481 and would love to hear feedback.

I use Versions and Kaleidoscope all day. They are integral apps to my workflow. Functionally, I think they're awesome. I have two quick questions regarding the UI though:

1. In Versions, the active Timeline/Browse/Transcript button is the one that doesn't look pressed. Why didn't you go with the opposite? http://yfrog.com/fyh6rp

2. What's up with that navy background on the initial Versions screen?

Not big issues, just curious! Keep up the good work.

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by pstinnett »

JoelSutherland wrote: post #68

Well it was about a year in the making, but we finally launched our product to the public: http://www.gethifi.com Getting it out the doors is a great feeling!

Congrats Joel - looks like it's come a long way since I first took a look when you guys told me about it last year.

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by getsat »

Deadsunrise wrote: post #112
getsat wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've used a lot of sites, but I'm most fond of typeracer.com's racing system. Most sites peg me around the 130-140 WPM mark. Good luck with the site!

How much did you "train" to get to that speed? I moved to dvorak a couple years ago and I'm actually at 80-90wpm. I used atypetrainer4mac to get to 50-60wpm, then I did this http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadsunrise/4338226640/ and I'm up to 85-90 but to get slightly faster now I have to invest too much time.

I'm not sure. I was at 60 WPM at age 16 according to Mavis Beacon and steadily increased over the last decade. IRC was my training program. :)

I do not even type correctly and I have had no formal training. I only use three fingers on each hand (index, middle and ring) and my right pinky finger to press Shift. I actually press the spacebar with my right index finger and occasionally my left thumb.

Sorry that I can't accurately answer your question!

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by lt »

cemregr wrote: post #62

I launched my MVP, Photosherpa. If you take too many photos and don't have time to go through them, you'd like it. You send all your photos to it, you get back only the good ones (so you can put them online right away). http://www.photosherpa.com Since I couldn't figure out Paypal integration yet, it is completely free :) Within December I'll try to integrate it with Paypal and Flickr/Facebook (so processed photos co…

This really looks like something I could use. I'll give it a try!

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by rmc »

27182818284 wrote: post #87
kaffeinecoma wrote: post #23

Inspired by patio11 and Bingo Card Creator, I launched Quick Brown Frog: http://www.quickbrownfrog.com http://quickbrownfrog.wordpress.com It's at the MVP stage, and while a technical success (I think it's an awesome in-browser app), no one seems to be interested in paying for it. I reduced the price to $10 prior to launch, and I still haven't had a nibble. I burned through about $200 in Adwords/Bing/Facebook ads so…

> free typing tutors out there. Why tutor? At a glance I thought it was a very cheap way for employers to test via the browser an possible hire's typing speed. A certificate is printed by the person at home who brings that to the employer. It should have a URL that could be used to prove they didn't just make up the result.

That's a great idea. You can target it to job seekers ("Improve your CV") and employeers ("Find better employees"/"Know who they are before you hire them").
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