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Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: memobuild

#11

Post by namarojulian » Wed, Sep 08, 2010, 3:14 PM UTC

10ren wrote: post #8

I wish there was a way to play with it initially without giving up my email. I hate getting automated 'haven't seen you for a while' app-spam. It's pretty standard though, so maybe it's just me. I'm using App Engine too; seems to be a good choice. And oddly, the performance stats for Python vs. Java seem indistinguishable. I would have thought Java would pull ahead on repetitive server-like tasks.

I love one-click demo too, and hopefully I can add it later. About Java vs. Python, from my experience datastore RPC are often the bottleneck anyway.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: memobuild

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Post by rokhayakebe » Wed, Sep 08, 2010, 3:14 PM UTC

You need to take it down, hire a designer (/copy writer) to redo the UI and add pricing, otherwise everyday you are missing out on customers/revenue.

Although I have not played with the app, it seems to have a great potential. There is definitely a need for this product.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: memobuild

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Post by namarojulian » Wed, Sep 08, 2010, 3:17 PM UTC

pghimire wrote: post #10

pghimire wrote: post #9

I tried to sign in with my google account only to get a 500. Please check google sign ins. : http://www.memobuild.com/_ah/openid_verify?continue=http://w...

here is the message: Error: Server Error The server encountered an error and could not complete your request. If the problem persists, please report your problem and mention this error message and the query that caused it.

There is a glitch with Google login that causes this error when you click on the "Continue to memobuild.." button. If you wait for the redirection instead, it should work.. Am I correct?

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: memobuild

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Post by namarojulian » Wed, Sep 08, 2010, 3:44 PM UTC

RBr wrote: post #5

I have composed learning materials using almost every Learning Management System available. Your interface is clean and easy to understand. The simple content section on the left along with easy to understand CMS controls are exceptionally well done. This feels like part of a larger product. Learning materials take hundreds of hours to prepare and I wouldn't trust my time with your new product. Not that it isn't well…

Thanks for the feedback RBr!

Actually you're the second user today to tell me the lack of export formats is a problem. I plan to offer export options, but it is not simple. There are some features like audio, associations or exercises that cannot be easily reproduced in other formats. An XML file would be a good start though.

Connecting with existing LMS: you're right I need to look more into that.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: memobuild

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Post by pierrefar » Wed, Sep 08, 2010, 3:47 PM UTC

namarojulian wrote: post #14

RBr wrote: post #5

I have composed learning materials using almost every Learning Management System available. Your interface is clean and easy to understand. The simple content section on the left along with easy to understand CMS controls are exceptionally well done. This feels like part of a larger product. Learning materials take hundreds of hours to prepare and I wouldn't trust my time with your new product. Not that it isn't well…

Thanks for the feedback RBr! Actually you're the second user today to tell me the lack of export formats is a problem. I plan to offer export options, but it is not simple. There are some features like audio, associations or exercises that cannot be easily reproduced in other formats. An XML file would be a good start though. Connecting with existing LMS: you're right I need to look more into that.

>Connecting with existing LMS: you're right I need to look more into that.

Please get in touch with me. My profile will tell you why and my contact details.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: memobuild

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Post by namarojulian » Wed, Sep 08, 2010, 3:52 PM UTC

pedrocr wrote: post #3

I seem to have found a bug. In: http://help.memobuild.com/user-guide/creating-document all the links on the left above "Using the Drafts folder" don't work. I'm using Chrome 6.0.472.53 on Linux.

Confirmed. Thanks for the report!

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: memobuild

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Post by namarojulian » Wed, Sep 08, 2010, 4:02 PM UTC

alexpak wrote: post #4

Personally, I find it really cool. Although, after the publication, the link doesn't work. I tried ( http://docs.memobuild.com/irokez/test/ )

Thanks! Strange the link didn't work, if I click it works here.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: memobuild

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Post by namarojulian » Wed, Sep 08, 2010, 4:06 PM UTC

secret wrote: post #6

I really like it. As soon as I started using it, it was clear how to do anything. My suggestion would be to change the sample links on the home page to images. Also, it would be nice to try a demo before signing up.

Thanks! You're right those links need a little polishing.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: memobuild

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Post by random42 » Wed, Sep 08, 2010, 4:12 PM UTC

The programmer in me absolutely loved the product. However, I am bit skeptical about how it would be positioned/generate revenue (Mostly because I have zero business acumen) .

Good product. Best of luck for revenue generation.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: memobuild

#20

Post by namarojulian » Wed, Sep 08, 2010, 4:19 PM UTC

iampims wrote: post #7

That's a really neat app. The inline quiz is a great feature. Which python framework did you use? Small "bug": when you navigate to the login page [1], there's no link to go back to the home page or anywhere else but the TOS. [1] http://www.memobuild.com/login

Thanks! Did you also try to put a block with the "answer" style in your quiz? It's not yet documented but quite useful.

I built on top of Google's webapp framework. Although if I had to start something now I would probably use tipfy or kay.