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Show HN: Breakpoint.io - Share and get feedback on your side projects

#1

Post by drewtemp » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 4:25 PM UTC

Show HN: Breakpoint.io - Share and get feedback on your side projects
breakpoint.io

Re: Show HN: Breakpoint.io - Share and get feedback on your side projects

#2

Post by goldfeld » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:01 PM UTC

I can't help but feel all these websites miss out on what makes Hacker News great: density of information leading to a quick scan of the zeitgeist. I just feel constrained looking at this website's frontpage.

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#3

Post by binarymax » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:05 PM UTC

goldfeld wrote: post #2

I can't help but feel all these websites miss out on what makes Hacker News great: density of information leading to a quick scan of the zeitgeist. I just feel constrained looking at this website's frontpage.

I agree. This is a good idea but the giant thumbnails are very hard to parse since they clash with each other. Would be nicer if it was a simple uniformly styled text list with taglines, and user interaction (mouseovers/expands/something) to show thumbnails?

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#4

Post by justhw » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:08 PM UTC

Nice work. I'm glad you are tackling it [1], now it's off my table. Hopefully your site is back up to let me signup. The UI could benefit from simplicity.

[1] = http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5030945

Re: Show HN: Breakpoint.io - Share and get feedback on your side projects

#5

Post by drewtemp » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:10 PM UTC

justhw wrote: post #4

Nice work. I'm glad you are tackling it [1], now it's off my table. Hopefully your site is back up to let me signup. The UI could benefit from simplicity. [1] = http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5030945

I started the project a few days before that was posted. Seeing that only inspired us to continue.

EDIT: Yeah, the site is getting hammered right now.

Re: Show HN: Breakpoint.io - Share and get feedback on your side projects

#6

Post by nns » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:10 PM UTC

It'd be good to have the projects tagline on the mouseover display - so one doesn't have to navigate away to see what a project does. Great Job!

Re: Show HN: Breakpoint.io - Share and get feedback on your side projects

#7

Post by drewtemp » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:11 PM UTC

nns wrote: post #6

It'd be good to have the projects tagline on the mouseover display - so one doesn't have to navigate away to see what a project does. Great Job!

Thanks, I'll add that soon.

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#8

Post by arkitaip » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:16 PM UTC

goldfeld wrote: post #2

I can't help but feel all these websites miss out on what makes Hacker News great: density of information leading to a quick scan of the zeitgeist. I just feel constrained looking at this website's frontpage.

Since most of us check HN multiple times throughout the day I don't think it matters that much, especially since the rate of project submission will be relatively (to HN) low.

Re: Show HN: Breakpoint.io - Share and get feedback on your side projects

#9

Post by tristanoneil » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:21 PM UTC

Awesome idea. Just added my side project :) https://breakpoint.io/41-furnace

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#10

Post by jqueryin » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:24 PM UTC

nns wrote: post #6

It'd be good to have the projects tagline on the mouseover display - so one doesn't have to navigate away to see what a project does. Great Job!

I was about to comment the same thing. I'd really like to see short descriptions on hover of each thumbnail. I still can't tell what those sites do.