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Six Figures in 6 days

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Re: Six Figures in 6 days

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Post by dt3ft »

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #25
dt3ft wrote: post #22

So he says oversharing doesn't exist? I built https://20-things.com but I doubt anyone would care to look at its source code since it was built with ASP.NET MVC (not Core). To publish or not to publish?

Microsoft published the source code for things like calc and other ancient tools (I seem to remember notepad and minesweeper but I could be wrong). The interest was huge and it made the HN front page. So why not? If nothing else, it is historically significant.

Valid point. I'll get it out asap. Thank you.

Re: Six Figures in 6 days

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Post by jedimastert »

falcolas wrote: post #30

Meta rant: Why, oh why do people use low contrast colors and expect people to be able to read their blog? Has nobody heard about accessibility? Or do they not care, because “I can read it”.

Also, I think the issue isn't contrast, but line weight

Re: Six Figures in 6 days

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Post by komali2 »

coldtea wrote: post #12
kyran_adept wrote: post #7

As an Android user, I am completely blown away by two things: #1 iPhones got this only in 2020, when Android had this since the first version, #2 iPhone owners are willing to spend $28 for a icon pack, a very nice one, but still an icon pack.

Yeah. On the other hand we had 1/10 less mallware, faster UIs, updates for older devices up to several years, and other small things since day one which Android still doesn't have :-)

If you're gonna rehash the iOS vs android flamewar at leat use up to date arguments...

Re: Six Figures in 6 days

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Post by newen »

tl wrote: post #33
hnlmorg wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Technically it's still not available to iPhone users. The actual method of changing the icons is a really nasty workaround that needs to be performed for each and every application . Instructions: https://icons.tr.af/how Don't get me wrong, I do love my iPhone, but this isn't something most people (myself included) will have the patience to do.

It also slows down the launch of every app because you're launching an app to launch your app. The idea that people would pay money, do a bunch of extra work and make their device slower just to change the appearance of their home screen because a handful of people on social media popularize it blows my mind.

I see no one remembers MySpace.

Re: Six Figures in 6 days

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Post by infraviolet »

LandR wrote: post #10

There is nothing on this blog that I can see except text and some links at the bottom, yet if I have JS disabled I just get a black page. JS to display text. Brilliant.

I recently made the switch from a Gatsby-powered version of my blog to a traditional server-templating based one. Currently there's zero JS on my website. The immediate impact is that my website is much more lightweight and loads and renders much faster. I plan to A/B test the visitor behavior across these two versions and share the results.

Though if you really go all in on no-JS (which I understand what OP isn't recommending), there are certain issues. Like if you have a "subscribe" button at the bottom of your page, using a non-AJAX POST request to submit the email will not get you to the bottom of the page by itself (which would come for free if using JS). So using JS can provide a better UX in these aspects.

EDIT: The blog in question: https://pythonautomationtutorial.com

Re: Six Figures in 6 days

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Post by holtalanm »

eertami wrote: post #3
pulse7 wrote: post #2

He writes "97% profit margins". How is that possible if AppStore takes 30%? EDIT: This seems to be outside AppStore.

It isn't an App Store app, he's taking payment on his own site and delivering PNGs to an email address. Not sure how I feel about the article. Kind of reads like those "I got stupid lucky this one time, so can you!" fluff pieces at best, and at worst is just further advertisement/marketing for the icon pack.

> just further advertisement/marketing for the icon pack.

this reads 100% like most blog posts looking to promote their product. a bit of inspiration wrapped around 'try my product!', with a dash of bragging about their success.

Re: Six Figures in 6 days

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Post by hnlmorg »

tl wrote: post #33
hnlmorg wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Technically it's still not available to iPhone users. The actual method of changing the icons is a really nasty workaround that needs to be performed for each and every application . Instructions: https://icons.tr.af/how Don't get me wrong, I do love my iPhone, but this isn't something most people (myself included) will have the patience to do.

It also slows down the launch of every app because you're launching an app to launch your app. The idea that people would pay money, do a bunch of extra work and make their device slower just to change the appearance of their home screen because a handful of people on social media popularize it blows my mind.

> The idea that people would pay money, do a bunch of extra work and make their device slower just to change the appearance of their home screen because a handful of people on social media popularize it blows my mind.

I'm surprised you find that surprising because customisation isn't exactly a new phenomenon. I mean is it really any different to techies slapping stickers on their laptop? Or car enthusiasts modding their vehical? Or home owners decorating their house? Maybe you consider this different because it is software rather than physical stuff; but people do also change their ring tones and wallpaper images too, people customise their avatars on MMO games and profile pictures on social networks. Heck, I even have an alternative coloured border on HN. So while this particular workaround will undoubtedly be more work than most people are willing to take I do still get why some people might want to customise their home screen.

Re: Six Figures in 6 days

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Post by joana035 »

falcolas wrote: post #30

Meta rant: Why, oh why do people use low contrast colors and expect people to be able to read their blog? Has nobody heard about accessibility? Or do they not care, because “I can read it”.

Pro tip: Ctrl+Alt+R in firefox :-)

Re: Six Figures in 6 days

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Post by falcolas »

riebschlager wrote: post #37
falcolas wrote: post #30

Meta rant: Why, oh why do people use low contrast colors and expect people to be able to read their blog? Has nobody heard about accessibility? Or do they not care, because “I can read it”.

The contrast ratio between #000000 and #8F9BA8 is 7.42:1 which passes accessibility guidelines.

> For many of us, some of these combinations are not very readable. That is why 4.5:1 is a minimal contrast ratio.

Having a thin stroke (the space font face) and small character size (18 px, which is a 12 pt equivalent) for your typeface typically means that you need to increase the contrast to compensate.

In other words, 7.5:1 is insufficient given the design choices. Even if it's "legal".

Re: Six Figures in 6 days

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Post by falcolas »

hamza_nouali wrote: post #35
falcolas wrote: post #30

Meta rant: Why, oh why do people use low contrast colors and expect people to be able to read their blog? Has nobody heard about accessibility? Or do they not care, because “I can read it”.

I checked Chrome DevTools and it looks accessible. even though, it's hard to read.

Chrome tools will tell you if it meets the minimum "don't sue me" standards, not whether it's readable. Their other choices - thin stroke font, minimal font size - make the contrast insufficient.
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