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Re: Show HN: qrframe – generate beautiful qr codes with javascript code

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Post by keepamovin »

notpushkin wrote: post #21
keepamovin wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Precisely the OP. More importantly it's sad and bad when a obvious negative comment is at the top of a front-page Show HN, that misrepresents and then deigns to provide recommendations against this nascent beautiful project that needs our support . Effectively shutting down the experience and enjoyment for incoming audience, and for the creator. That is a very bad thing and should not be tolerated. Speak up against i…

OP is being respectful and merely points out an issue: the codes generated don’t work with some devices. If you want a code that works with everything, you can’t do too much customization. It’s a very okay thing to point out and there isn’t much negativity in it. I agree that we should support projects like this, but being dismissive of real issues is not the way.

No; top comment: "don't use it" because "I tested on " and - you don't see the problem?

It is OK to point out, but not to dissuade others from using, you see? Especially on a Show HN for a cool project where some good person has clearly poured their passion into it. You got to stand up for that stuff. Bring the positivity, man! Frame real issues in the correct (qualified and personal) light, not proclaiming a blanket recommendation, way to go.

I get how making such quick generalizations can serve you well as an engineer, but when people's work is involved it pays to think about it a bit more! :)

Example of respectful: I tried this, super cool, and I encourage everyone to give it a try. For my setup (details), I could only get 10 to work , but that might just be me. All around super awesome project, love it!"

Example of truly awesome comment if you want to be a super star: I tried this, super cool, and I encourage everyone to give it a try. For my setup (details), I could only get 10 to work , but that's probably just me! edit: Thinking about it some more, I realized it might be because my device uses an outdated lib and I just updated that and I got 19 of them to work! I checked 's GitHub and saw they also hadn't updated this dependency. So I opened an issue, and let them know about this, here's the link: . All around super awesome project, love it!"

You get the idea?

Few word mantra: contribute and build, not deplete and discourage.

Re: Show HN: qrframe – generate beautiful qr codes with javascript code

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Post by keepamovin »

codepeddler wrote: post #18
keepamovin wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Interestingly enough, it didn't work well with my android. Only couple of them were scanned easily.

Provide specs for extra utility (OS, app/camera, distance, surface) :)

Re: Show HN: qrframe – generate beautiful qr codes with javascript code

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Post by keepamovin »

vishnugupta wrote: post #26

The designs are cool enough that they could be printed on physical wall tiles, maybe as easter eggs or otherwise.

They should be! These would go well in all kinds of interior places, and would not be out of place on expensive high-end art / photography books and periodicals.

Re: Show HN: qrframe – generate beautiful qr codes with javascript code

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Post by echoangle »

keepamovin wrote: post #29
echoangle wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you want to use something for production, you shouldn’t only test on the latest stuff you personally have at home but on the crappiest stuff you reasonably expect users to have. Otherwise, you get websites that lag and spin up the fans on everybody’s laptops while the developer is happy on his workstation with 32 cores and a gaming GPU.

Agree, but OP should not then "not recommend" and it shouldn't be top comment dissuading others from seeing this AWESOME project.

OP didn’t „not recommend“ the project but said

> so I'd recommend against using anything too fancy for real world barcodes.

That’s completely correct and doesn’t speak against the whole project but only against the „too fancy“ styles offered.

Re: Show HN: qrframe – generate beautiful qr codes with javascript code

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Post by thih9 »

Looks great, very inspiring.

Some of these, like examples/blocks.svg[1], are not immediately recognized as qr codes by humans. This could lead to interesting possibilities; e.g. art with qr code/codes seamlessly integrated into it - and perhaps noticed only after someone tries to take a picture.

[1]: https://github.com/zhengkyl/qrframe/blob/b7705844b71764bcea8...

Re: Show HN: qrframe – generate beautiful qr codes with javascript code

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Post by aembleton »

ryankrage77 wrote: post #14
andrei-akopian wrote: post #7

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I always notice these patterns on HN. Always gives me dejavu and that feeling you get when you suddenly start encountering some new topic or word in suspiciously large amounts. Some big sciency/techy outlet puts something interesting out, and suddenly related topics start popping up everywhere else. I am guilty of a few of these myself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion

It might also be that more QR code stuff gets upvoted as people have it in their minds after watching the video.

Re: Show HN: qrframe – generate beautiful qr codes with javascript code

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Post by notpushkin »

keepamovin wrote: post #31
notpushkin wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

OP is being respectful and merely points out an issue: the codes generated don’t work with some devices. If you want a code that works with everything, you can’t do too much customization. It’s a very okay thing to point out and there isn’t much negativity in it. I agree that we should support projects like this, but being dismissive of real issues is not the way.

No; top comment: "don't use it" because "I tested on " and - you don't see the problem? It is OK to point out, but not to dissuade others from using, you see? Especially on a Show HN for a cool project where some good person has clearly poured their passion into it. You got to stand up for that stuff. Bring the positivity, man! Frame real issues in the correct (qualified and personal) light, not proclaiming a blanket…

I see your point! But there’s an issue specific to QR codes here.

See, if you generate a code and it works for you, you generally expect it to work for other QR readers as well. If all you want to create a QR code for yourself to use (say, to deactivate an alarm with a code, or a Wi-Fi code for your guests to connect maybe, this should be fine. However, things like this will inevitably be used in production, and it would be really bad if, say, a QR code gets printed on a million copies of something and turn out to only work for some users.

I agree that we should support new projects and not choke them down with overly negative commentary. However, piling up positivity doesn’t help either: your second example doesn’t feel genuine to me, more like a spam review in app store or something. I love the sandwich approach in your first one though!

How about this: “Cool project! Some styles are really nice, I didn’t know you can make QR codes like this ever work. However, when I tried reading them with [app name] scanner app, only a few styles actually worked for me. Perhaps it works with other scanners, but this one has [99M+] downloads last month [/ active user base or something]. So if you want to use those be sure to check it works everywhere, and maybe stick to more plain styles? I also hope this gets addressed in the qrframe itself – perhaps tweaking the contrast in styles [X] and [Y] a bit would help.”

It is still way too fluffy IMO, but much more substantial. It is harder to write, of course.

Re: Show HN: qrframe – generate beautiful qr codes with javascript code

#40

Post by sva_ »

thih9 wrote: post #36

Looks great, very inspiring. Some of these, like examples/blocks.svg[1], are not immediately recognized as qr codes by humans. This could lead to interesting possibilities; e.g. art with qr code/codes seamlessly integrated into it - and perhaps noticed only after someone tries to take a picture. [1]: https://github.com/zhengkyl/qrframe/blob/b7705844b71764bcea8...

My phone's camera app is not able to recognize the alien[0] one either. Looks cool though.

0. https://github.com/zhengkyl/qrframe/blob/b7705844b71764bcea8...

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