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Show HN: CodeHalf – Write Code Everyday, new design and new features

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Re: Show HN: CodeHalf – Write Code Everyday, new design and new features

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Post by sergiotapia »

efexen wrote: post #17
sergiotapia wrote: post #14

Signed up because the idea is interesting but the UI was really confusing. I would spend a bit more time polishing how you direct users through the flow. Ask yourself: "What are people going to be doing with this web application daily?" and focus efforts on making that as simple as possible.

Hey thanks for the feedback! I was wondering actually whether it was intuitive or not, I guess not then ;) Would you have any recommendations on how to make it easier to use?

Unfortunately no, I still don't know what the app even does. Time to polish the UX! :)

Re: Show HN: CodeHalf – Write Code Everyday, new design and new features

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Post by kybernetyk »

efexen wrote: post #3
nosefrog wrote: post #2

Nice work! It would be cool if you pulled my commits for the day and showed them in the log. I experimented with a similar idea ( https://github.com/samertm/githubstreaks ), and it's a lot of fun to see a detailed breakdown of your commits and the commits your friends make.

Thanks for the comment! I've got a plan of integrating with Github, just trying to decide how it should work as I wouldn't want my commits from work showing up which are on the same github account. Do you think it'd work well if I implemented something to allow picking a commit for a daily entry or would you prefer more automatic tracking?

Maybe come up with a git hook that posts an update to your API on every commit/push?

This way it would be independent from GitHub (we're not using GH at work for example).

Re: Show HN: CodeHalf – Write Code Everyday, new design and new features

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Post by n3on_net »

Awesome work. But I would prefer log-in/registration with own email/password combo. I hate 3rd party logins.

One alternative would be, and what worked for me, is a simple old school pomodoro tracker:

1: get pomodoro app/timer like http://tomato-timer.com/ 2: aim for 3 or so pomodoro sessions/day for your project or new thing you want to do or to learn 3: profit

Nice thing about pomodoro technique is that the distraction is already included. You focus 25 minutes and then have 5 minutes distraction time. It adds up for motivation if you know that you can have a break after a short perdiod of time.

Re: Show HN: CodeHalf – Write Code Everyday, new design and new features

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Post by efexen »

kbart wrote: post #24

Hm, no email/password login? Is there any technical reason behind that? I might be an oldschooler, but I find websites, that require 3rd party credentials off-putting.

Sorry no technical reason just haven't got around to it yet, didn't know what the general preference was now, will add it shortly. Thanks for the feedback
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