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Re: Show HN: Patterns – Habit Tracker App

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Post by master-lincoln » Thu, Nov 09, 2023, 10:16 AM UTC

aniforprez wrote: post #46

master-lincoln wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But the dev here claimed they created this tool for themselves. If that is the case, why not let everyone else use it for free too if you maintain it for yourself anyway. I wouldn't answer questions or read feedback then as a dev because it's not a product really, but why not go that route?

This is very privileged. Opening an app up for public use is exponentially more effort and the developer deserves to be compensated for it

How is it exponentially more effort if you don't care about what the public has to say about the app? Where is the privilege in my argument?

Re: Show HN: Patterns – Habit Tracker App

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Post by master-lincoln » Thu, Nov 09, 2023, 10:18 AM UTC

bossyTeacher wrote: post #47

master-lincoln wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But the dev here claimed they created this tool for themselves. If that is the case, why not let everyone else use it for free too if you maintain it for yourself anyway. I wouldn't answer questions or read feedback then as a dev because it's not a product really, but why not go that route?

It's the difference between having an internal library at work and having an open source library in github. If you are using it for yourself, backwards compatibility, and breaking things are not necessarily issues

> If you are using it for yourself, backwards compatibility, and breaking things are not necessarily issues

It's also not an issue if you publish it. External users might complain, but that is their problem if you make it clear this is a personal project

Re: Show HN: Patterns – Habit Tracker App

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Post by mezod » Thu, Nov 09, 2023, 11:05 AM UTC

degisner wrote: post #60

mezod wrote: post #22

The app looks good so far! As the indie developer behind https://everyday.app I'm happy to see more indies joining the market :) You have a lot of work to do ahead!! heheh Cheers and happy to help!

I've just checked Everyday. Such a wonderful app! I'm going to dive deep into the competitors' functionality rabbit hole soon to see how far I can go lol. Thank you for being polite and positive. Before, I got only bad reactions from other competitors (if they were really competitors).

ahh, ignore that noise. They don't realize that we all together raise awareness on habits and habit tracking and thus we all benefit from each others' work!

keep it up!

Re: Show HN: Patterns – Habit Tracker App

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Post by astromd » Thu, Nov 09, 2023, 11:55 AM UTC

nbbaier wrote: post #56

astromd wrote: post #26

The problem with most habit tracking apps is that they don’t put your habits in context with the rest of the day. For example, let’s say you miss a day reading, and that becomes a pattern. Current apps may not surface the fact that you’ve taken on too many evening commitments because they can’t show you your calendar. I’ve been using Chronicling, another iOS app by an indie dev, and it lets you track just about anyth…

Do you have any of that work written up or the code up somewhere?

No it’s still in its infancy. I’m focusing on capturing data as seamlessly as possible but I don’t want any of it to reside in a silo. I’ve got about 15 different shortcuts right now but I think I could probably pare this down with some custom shortcuts if I can figure out how to build them into a simple app. I’ll do a write up at some point when the system bears fruit.