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Re: Show HN: 5000 best movies

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Post by clicks »

Pretty decent and clean interface, I like that -- I think the next step to take from here would be implementing a system that lets users keep track of a list of watched/not-watched movies.

Up for it? :)

Anyway, do please remark on what kind of stack you've got going and what went into making this.

Re: Show HN: 5000 best movies

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Post by arekp »

clicks wrote: post #2

Pretty decent and clean interface, I like that -- I think the next step to take from here would be implementing a system that lets users keep track of a list of watched/not-watched movies. Up for it? :) Anyway, do please remark on what kind of stack you've got going and what went into making this.

Thanks. We'll see. Each feature costs developer's time.

Edit: the stack is G-WAN and everything is written in plain ANSI C. I wrote my own HTTP servers in C/C++ for my previous websites, but this time I tried G-WAN. I think it saved me one week of work or two.

The website is running on the cheapest virtual dedicated server from 1&1 with 25% of one processor time. The total cost is less than $10 monthly.

Re: Show HN: 5000 best movies

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Post by groby_b »

One tiny recommendation: Give a visual indication that the movie I just rated will move elsewhere. It was very confusing to see things vanish when I clicked on them :)

But leaving nitpicks aside - I really like it.

Re: Show HN: 5000 best movies

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Post by agscala »

Cool site. I love the simple interface.

From a UX perspective, the header should be sticky when you scroll. I was having fun looking at the "moods" and genres that get highlighted when you hover over a movie, but after I scroll down, I can't see it anymore

Re: Show HN: 5000 best movies

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Post by arekp »

agscala wrote: post #5

Cool site. I love the simple interface. From a UX perspective, the header should be sticky when you scroll. I was having fun looking at the "moods" and genres that get highlighted when you hover over a movie, but after I scroll down, I can't see it anymore

Great feedback. I see I should do it this way.

Re: Show HN: 5000 best movies

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Post by julienmarie »

arekp wrote: post #3
clicks wrote: post #2

Pretty decent and clean interface, I like that -- I think the next step to take from here would be implementing a system that lets users keep track of a list of watched/not-watched movies. Up for it? :) Anyway, do please remark on what kind of stack you've got going and what went into making this.

Thanks. We'll see. Each feature costs developer's time. Edit: the stack is G-WAN and everything is written in plain ANSI C. I wrote my own HTTP servers in C/C++ for my previous websites, but this time I tried G-WAN. I think it saved me one week of work or two. The website is running on the cheapest virtual dedicated server from 1&1 with 25% of one processor time. The total cost is less than $10 monthly.

what is (approximately) the actual traffic and load of the server... i've been curious about g-wan for a long time :)

Re: Show HN: 5000 best movies

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Post by julienmarie »

I must confess that I use this website quite daily ( in fact everytime I want to watch a movie ) since I discovered it a few weeks ago here on HN. its a real gem. I love the interface too, even if I think that we could polish just a bit the css to make it more attractive ( if you want, I volunteer :) )
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