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

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Post by deadcast »

sametmax wrote: post #112
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…

I don't get it. What's the benefit over starting libre office and saving as PDF ?

Yeah that's what I was thinking. I trust Libre Office way more since it's free software and I can actually inspect the source code to see what it's doing. I don't trust web apps like these at all.

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

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Post by chasebank »

dilliwal wrote: post #105

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

I'm not so sure this wasn't just a brilliant marketing ploy to pimp out codegophers. I can't read anything online anymore without some skepticism.

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

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Post by hk__2 »

delinka wrote: post #124
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

> I guess there's an assumption around here that "My $THING" implies the owner is the creator. It is indeed an assumption

What would be the point of showing people your first $THING if you didn’t make it?

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

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Post by Twisell »

frankquist wrote: post #114
Twisell wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really dunno people also come here to read tech advices. And even if I appreciate the effort, it would really be dangerous to use this service for real confidential uses. I mean unless someone personally know the author how can you tell this isn't a guy phishing for personnal data and posing as a newbie? Here more than everywhere else we should not take privacy statement at face value. And even if he's honestly wro…

Everything you said could have been said in a polite, or even educational way, without sacrificing its importance. Usually we use "but this is wrong!" or "this really needs to be said and I am passionate about it" as an excuse to be harsh or to vent but really it just causes your comment to drop to the bottom of the comments where people are less likely to read it.

Well English is not my mother thong so maybe I was harsher than I though.

However the current top comment is basically saying that the OP is a poser and that it might have been a viral campaign for codegophers this don't qualify as not harsh... When reality is harsh how are we supposed to soften it without lying?

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

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Post by marcell »

shostack wrote: post #117
sideproject wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Frankly I'd be interested in a write-up on their experience using this service, walking us through they scoped it, solved challenges, cost etc. Part of running a business is effectively and efficiently allocating capital. Depending on their goal with this project and how much it cost, this could be an excellent approach for getting low tech MVPs built.

If you're interested, we put together a quick blog post describing the process. You can read it here: https://blog.codegophers.com/createamemo-com-idea-to-mvp-in-...

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

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Post by probolsky »

chasebank wrote: post #143
dilliwal wrote: post #105

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

I'm not so sure this wasn't just a brilliant marketing ploy to pimp out codegophers. I can't read anything online anymore without some skepticism.

It wasn't but I am happy to give props to people who help me. I am pollster - so feel free to hate me even more for that. But have like 100 web and mobile app ideas I want to make and I want to learn how to develop them. More coming soon. Other than the true haters, I've really enjoyed the process and look forward to getting deeper into coding.

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

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Post by probolsky »

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #125
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.

Not true.

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

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Post by shanecleveland »

So now we know all about the development of this idea, but what is the genesis behind this probolsky? Why did you want it built? If it was to truly learn "development," then I suspect you would have done it yourself. Scratch your own itch? Expand it into a business offering? Where does it go from here?
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