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Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

#21
https://aidev.codes

Project Description: This is an AI-powered programming tool that creates and updates simple web pages and applications based on natural language instructions.

Its applying ChatGPT-like models (e.g. text-davinci-003/code-davinci-002 from OpenAI) for programming with the admittedly ambitious goal of trying to help users who are technical but non-programmers.

It has preliminary knowledgebase support, templates, the ability to edit and resubmit list of commands to refine them, and hosting for web pages.

NOTE: I actually need at least another 3 days before I can get the new dialog-based version out, and then I will be looking for beta testers again. I already know that the current format is not something most users really can handle. The new version will issue the "metacommands" for the user.

When I finally get this release out, I will be looking to hear about bugs and also any and all feedback or advice on how it can be made more useful for specific projects. In particular I am hoping that at some point people who are into "no code" or "low code" will be able to use it for some things. So if anyone normally uses those types of tools it would be nice to hear some specific use case and what it would take to meet that or an attempt to apply the tool.

The next release after this one will be big for increasing the utility because I plan if possible to integrate with fly.io so people can use the AI to iteratively build and deploy web applications that have a back end. Although I might do subdomains first. Or maybe need to work on something more tedious like automatically detecting incomplete replies that need to be continued.

Contact: jason@aidev.codes or ideally just click the Discord link in the upper-right hand corner.

Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

#22
Project:

https://www.productchart.com

Project Description:

The idea is to replace lists with charts. Instead of sorting - say - monitors by price or size, on Product Chart you can sort them by both! And compare them on the resulting interactive scatterplot.

What do you want to be tested:

Imagine you were to buy a new Smartphone, Laptop, Tablet, Monitor, Camera, 3D Printer or Solid State Drive today. How would you go about it on Product Chart? Did you find a product that suits your requirements?

Contact Info: "hello" at the domain name.

Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

#24
https://audio.phoni.es/

an experiment bringing together Hugo and Internet Archive to provide a rock solid, lightweight and ethical solution to serve audio files.

The main objective is to share loads of audio files (hundreds of gigabytes are fine) without the hassle of Youtube / Dropbox / Soundcloud etc

Contact: https://audio.phoni.es/contact/

Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

#25
https://gitimprove.com

Project Description: This is a tool for engineering managers/vp/cto's etc. who want to get insight into their organizations development process. Goal is to identify the bottlenecks and help in improving dev peocess.

Testing Requirement: Need EM's to try the tool and provide feedback if the existing sets of metrics are useful to them and what additional metrics should be added to improve its utility for them.

Contact: contact AT gitimprove.com

Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

#28
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https://stufftheywant.com Project Description: A product discovery app that features highly curated lists of products via guides and an endless tiktok-esque feed to discover new and exciting products. The idea came from my wife always having trouble finding me gifts for special occasions like birthdays and currently searching "gifts for men" always suggests shot glasses, knives, or beard kits, which are things I don'…

I like the keyboard navigation but if I type S, it only says "Link copied to keyboard"

Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

#29
http://rolepad.com

Project description: Whenever I've applied for jobs, I found myself with a mess of emails and spreadsheets. It sort of worked, but also felt like it could have been better. The initial goal of Rolepad is helping job seekers manage their search process. Think an Applicant Tracking System but for the other side. You can also visualize your progress with a Sankey diagram and share it anonymously. Getting started is easy - account is created automatically with your first login.

How to test: use this as if you were looking for a job (bonus points if you are!) - would love to hear what you find useful, what's painful, what's missing. Try the diagram sharing functionality (maybe share the public link in a comment here!). Should be usable both from desktop and mobile.

Contact info: there is an in-app feedback page. If you really need email, you can find it on the homepage.

Love this idea BTW. I'd like to do a Show HN once v1 is ready, but happy to have folks get value from it already!

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