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Re: I quit my job to make free web tools

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Post by cmeacham98 »

matt_heimer wrote: post #28
text2db wrote: post #5

I hope that you make more than your salary, how did you attract users to website? Its very hard to get users to visit your site. I have posted my site ( https://text2db.com/ ) on hackernews, product hunt and reddit for getting reviews but got very few views (guess the idea is bad?), please do recommend me tips on how to increase traffic for site. Thanks.

Don't let one random person dissuade you but my take is that while you consider your text format simple its one more thing I'd have to learn the structure and symbols for. An other issue you have is that if someone understands the concept of foreign keys already then they've probably already figured out basic create table statements. Lastly, learning a new tool for something that is just a blip (table creation only)…

I disagree partially. I like the idea of a simple way to get a barebones schema, and although I'd probably rather use a simplistic GUI than text, it's not bad.

My bigger problem is that the website feels unprofessional in a way that if I found it off a random google search I'd probably not come back:

1. Part of the website is a screenshot of text rather than actual text for seemingly no reason?

2. The examples aren't raw text and include HTML list elements which makes copy and pasting them awkward.

3. The rest of the website really needs to be run through a grammar checker and proofread.

4. The output of the tool is hard to read and poorly formatted.

Re: I quit my job to make free web tools

#52

Post by ffpip »

moepstar wrote: post #47
dudus wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No.

Oh, only 50+ million monthly active users as of January 2022 - who will both earn BAT and, by default, contribute back automatically...

BAT isn't turned on by default so the number will be a lot lower than 50 million. And I expect most people to turn off auto contribution to keep the money themselves or manually contribute to sites they like.

Re: I quit my job to make free web tools

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Post by Brajeshwar »

klyrs wrote: post #50
Brajeshwar wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Check this out then, https://www.ovr.ai , uses the hexagon co-ordinate system to cover the surface of a sphere. My co-founder told me recently that this hexagon system has been in development in the academic world for about a decade. In our spare time, our team had been discussing on an ideal way to lay some form of "grid" over Earth so we can co-ordinate Climate actions & results between providers and buyers. We wan…

Got a more specific link that discusses the actual hexagon system? And, your cookie banner is either a horrid dark pattern or broken as heck on ff/android.

Sorry, I have no idea and I have no relationship with the website.

Re: I quit my job to make free web tools

#55

Post by weq »

xhevahir wrote: post #53

Seems like the kind of thing that's a lot more feasible in a functioning welfare state like NL.

My job is to make web tools that people use for free. I can set my own hours, live whenever i like, and someone else shoulders the stress of keeping a buisness afloat.

Its the world we live in. Once you break free of the box, your parents dreams, you can realise your own version of what "life is".

Re: I quit my job to make free web tools

#56

Post by imgabe »

pushcx wrote: post #43
imgabe wrote: post #30

> Mobile game that divides the earth in hexagons Interesting that I hear about this twice in the space of a week or so. Neal Stephenson was talking about it on the Lex Fridman podcast too. Apparently it's not possible. You'll always need a certain number of pentagons to complete the tiling.

Nah, you just cheat a little and the error is small enough to handwave: https://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2017/bridges2017-237.pdf

Classic engineer vs. mathematician mindset

Re: I quit my job to make free web tools

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Post by text2db »

cmeacham98 wrote: post #51
matt_heimer wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't let one random person dissuade you but my take is that while you consider your text format simple its one more thing I'd have to learn the structure and symbols for. An other issue you have is that if someone understands the concept of foreign keys already then they've probably already figured out basic create table statements. Lastly, learning a new tool for something that is just a blip (table creation only)…

I disagree partially. I like the idea of a simple way to get a barebones schema, and although I'd probably rather use a simplistic GUI than text, it's not bad. My bigger problem is that the website feels unprofessional in a way that if I found it off a random google search I'd probably not come back: 1. Part of the website is a screenshot of text rather than actual text for seemingly no reason? 2. The examples aren't…

Thanks that you like it.

> Part of the website is a screenshot of text rather than actual text for seemingly no reason?

I shall fix it.

> The examples aren't raw text and include HTML list elements which makes copy and pasting them awkward.

I made it in list form ,so users can understand that which symbols are table/column names. I can provide copy button on samples.

>The rest of the website really needs to be run through a grammar checker and proofread.

Sorry, English is not my native, but I shall try to proofread

>The output of the tool is hard to read and poorly formatted.

I shall add space between lines, you can also stretch the text area, based on your requirement.

Re: I quit my job to make free web tools

#58

Post by 5350-uiop-1130 »

it's interesting that the novel/hobby projects all failed.

the ones that succeeded, are those that can be used for marketing by other companies (whoismyisp) or which already exist (nslookup) so there is a proven demand but you made a cleaner solution.

i was always into this idea of building mvp to test markets. but the main issue is getting an audience. often success is 98% luck and timing and 2% hard work.

Re: I quit my job to make free web tools

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Post by BLKNSLVR »

imgabe wrote: post #30

> Mobile game that divides the earth in hexagons Interesting that I hear about this twice in the space of a week or so. Neal Stephenson was talking about it on the Lex Fridman podcast too. Apparently it's not possible. You'll always need a certain number of pentagons to complete the tiling.

It wasn't until reading your comment that I actually looked at a soccer ball and worked out that they're not all hexagons. Now it feels stupid that I thought they were all the same shape. Funny how long some assumptions are carried - ie. forever if the situation never comes up to challenge it.

(I live in a country where other sports are more popular than soccer, hence I call it soccer not football, so my familiarity with the soccer ball itself is not as intimate as in many European countries).

Re: I quit my job to make free web tools

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Post by BLKNSLVR »

imgabe wrote: post #56
pushcx wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nah, you just cheat a little and the error is small enough to handwave: https://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2017/bridges2017-237.pdf

Classic engineer vs. mathematician mindset

Perfect is the enemy of good vs. wars are fought over disputed boundaries.

Depends on what's riding on it.

It'd be "funny" if whatever gaps in humanity's best tesselation effort are marked as no-go zones, essentially non-existent to the digital / electronic world; Un-mappable therefore illegal to inhabit; there be dragons.

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