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Re: Show HN: My first web app – PDF memo creator

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Post by Asooka »

sideproject wrote: post #108
dilliwal wrote: post #105

I liked it as well, but from his tweet ( https://twitter.com/AdamProbolsky/status/793357675996196864 ) seems he didnt make it!

You're right. Looks like the actual development is done by CodeGophers. https://codegophers.com/ "Email us a programming task and we'll finish it in 48 hours" I would say most HN'ers (me included) thought this was done by a beginner web developer and looking for feedback from the community. And based on the comments provided, many of them are quite positive and constructive.

He says they helped, not that they built the entire thing. But yeah I'd also be interested in a write-up explaining how he used the service to build the web-app.

Re: Show HN: My first web app – PDF memo creator

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Post by delinka »

dilliwal wrote: post #105

I liked it as well, but from his tweet ( https://twitter.com/AdamProbolsky/status/793357675996196864 ) seems he didnt make it!

1) I guess there's an assumption around here that "My $THING" implies the owner is the creator. It is indeed an assumption. I am guilty of this assumption. However, there is no claim that this was written entirely by OP.

2) He does say "...helping with" - perhaps it was indeed help

Re: Show HN: My first web app – PDF memo creator

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Post by ocdtrekkie »

shiven wrote: post #115

Not really "Show HN" stuff. Poster did not code it, mercenary programming shop did.

What's really funny, is I saw the link submitted on /new at least five or six times yesterday. So there was a lot of work put in to get it up here on the front page too.

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Post by franciscop »

dilliwal wrote: post #105

I liked it as well, but from his tweet ( https://twitter.com/AdamProbolsky/status/793357675996196864 ) seems he didnt make it!

Not only that, the editor (which seems to be one of the main points of this Show HN) is a plan version of Quill.js: http://quilljs.com/playground/

I am all about reusing components, but what's original in here to make it a Show HN?

Edit: after thinking about it and trying it I think the main point is about simplicity to generate a PDF with decent default styles, which is a good point. So I retract my previous opinion; it's about a good experience and nice output using pre-made tools. Well done (:

Re: Show HN: My first web app – PDF memo creator

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Post by artmageddon »

johnwheeler wrote: post #2

I like it. Dead simple. Makes nice output. The UI is correct. I would use. Feedback: Consider replacing "We take privacy seriously" with "I take privacy seriously". Better yet, consider removing that sentence so you don't make people second guess it. It's even easier then because there's less information that needs mental processing. You might just say, "Once you generate your memo, your information is deleted foreve…

Why not just say "Your privacy is taken seriously" to remove the ambiguity?
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