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Re: Show HN: Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos

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Post by dmarby »

abhilash1in wrote: post #80
dmarby wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We switched over from our old NodeJS backend to a new Go backend recently, and gave the website an overhaul as well, things were a bit shaky during the transition.

Any reason for the transition from the old NodeJS backend to the new Go backend? Did NodeJS hinder the performance in any way?

I wrote the old codebase ~4 years ago when I was just learning NodeJS, and didn't touch it too much after that, so it was in dire need of being replaced, in particular since it wasn't really written to scale horizontally.

Didn't have any particular issues with NodeJS in terms of performance, just felt like using Go when I was rewriting it.

Re: Show HN: Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos

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Post by ndusan-hn »

throwaway2016a wrote: post #17

I'm personally partial to PlaceKitten[1] though around halloween I will sometimes switch it up with PlaceZombie[2] This one looks nice in that you wouldn't be embarrassed if it goes live since the images are generally nice looking but part of the appear of YAPHS (Yet Another Placeholder Service) is that it is really obviously a placeholder so you catch it before it goes live. [1] https://placekitten.com/ (warning: co…

What's with ppl and kittens!? :)

Re: Show HN: Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos

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Post by welly »

wtracy wrote: post #61

I'm honestly surprised I haven't seen a placeholder service that serves up ads in the images. The service gets revenue, and the dev gets something that's obviously not a final product.

I'm not sure I'd personally use such a service. I see enough ads on a day to day basis without specifically seeking out more.

Re: Show HN: Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos

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Post by hliyan »

O1111OOO wrote: post #38

Just wanted to comment on the clarity and effectiveness of the home page. Love it! So many user-friendly checkboxes are ticked off. Nice look, great description, plenty of examples, advanced usage section that's very easy to take in, credits at the bottom with some backend tech used, a welcoming contact link... All of this accomplished (landing page and documentation) in just a few scrolls of the mouse. I went from n…

Exactly. It took me under 30 seconds of scanning through the page to understand most of the API. No fancy badges, abstract graphics or buzzwords, just a direct demonstration of the value. This is how product pages should be.

Re: Show HN: Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos

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Post by weego »

enriquto wrote: post #65
quickthrower2 wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It should be https://picsum.photos/id/237?w=200&h=300 , IMO.

oh, god, no! what an ugly, absurd and unnecessary over-engineering

It's using the URL as it was designed. in 21323/200/300, 200 is not a sub-resource of 21323, neither is 300 a sub-resource of 200. Specifying w and k parameters to the request is semantic and engineering accurate to the intent of the user
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