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Re: Show HN: I'm 15 and made a bedtime calculator with React JavaScript

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Post by xupybd »

Hnrobert42 wrote: post #28

Wow! The site and its functionality are cool. I am not a web dev, so I can’t say much more than that. What really impresses me is the site’s collection of information and its presentation. It is very thoughtful. Not too much. Not too little. You even included sources for most of your information. Fantastic! Don’t lose focus on your writing skills as you develop your technical skills. Both will serve you well. Great w…

Any tips on improving technical writing beyond what you've mentioned here?

Re: Show HN: I'm 15 and made a bedtime calculator with React JavaScript

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Post by xupybd »

houreaction wrote: post #25
vowelless wrote: post #23

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How ridiculous. FB is paying $300,000+ per year for React developers. This is an extremely valuable skill to acquire. Even better at such a young age. This kid has a bright future.

there are more important things than making money, friend. I think we can agree to disagree.

There are few things that aren't improved by a good financial situation. This kid is doing very well. Developing marketable skills at such a young age is impressive.

Re: Show HN: I'm 15 and made a bedtime calculator with React JavaScript

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Post by leeoniya »

houreaction wrote: post #25
vowelless wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How ridiculous. FB is paying $300,000+ per year for React developers. This is an extremely valuable skill to acquire. Even better at such a young age. This kid has a bright future.

there are more important things than making money, friend. I think we can agree to disagree.

does doing what you enjoy - whatever that is - qualify as "more important things"?

Re: Show HN: I'm 15 and made a bedtime calculator with React JavaScript

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Post by birdyrooster »

xupybd wrote: post #33
houreaction wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

there are more important things than making money, friend. I think we can agree to disagree.

There are few things that aren't improved by a good financial situation. This kid is doing very well. Developing marketable skills at such a young age is impressive.

As Eric Schmidt would say, "revenue solves all known problems"

Re: Show HN: I'm 15 and made a bedtime calculator with React JavaScript

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Post by gms »

joshternyak wrote: post #2

Ever wake up feeling groggy, even though you thought you had enough sleep? It turns out that by timing your wake up time based on REM cycles, you can wake up more refreshed and more productive. This got me thinking, why don't I put my front-end web development skills to the test and build a tool that will help people optimize their sleep schedule? So, I built a bedtime calculator with React JS, as well as some fancy…

I have nothing to say other than to encourage you to keep going and ignore any haters. This is really great - I wish I was doing things like this when I was your age.

Re: Show HN: I'm 15 and made a bedtime calculator with React JavaScript

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Post by teniutza »

This is really cool and nicely made! Congratulations! I'm assuming you don't have years of programming experience (feel free to correct me!) which makes it even more impressive when looking at the things you got right. This include the idea/functionality, layout, source and that cool Moon animation!

I would suggest improving a couple of things:

1) defaults:

  a) some people don't like pickers (especially this "modern" hour then time thingy) and would like to just click the "Calculate" button. I think that the value that you have already set in the picker is good enough for most.

  b) eliminates issues where the value is not visible in the GUI but it is set in the program. Right now, if you open the picker and click on "Cancel" (or outside the picker) without selecting a time, the input does not show a value but you can click on the "Calculate" button and it calculates using the default value.
2) tables of data: if there's not much data in a table, like in the one the recommended sleep time, do consider copying the data instead of rendering the image. It makes the data searchable (accessibility is important) and, usually, saves an additional request for that resource.

Definitely continue! You're on the right path.

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