HackerPolls: my mini project for visualizing HN Polls

#1

Post by quan » Tue, Dec 29, 2009, 4:37 PM UTC

HackerPolls: my mini project for visualizing HN Polls
hackerpolls.heroku.com

Re: HackerPolls: my mini project for visualizing HN Polls

#2

Post by quan » Tue, Dec 29, 2009, 4:40 PM UTC

With some free time over the past few days, I created this app to learn github, mechanize, and try out Highcharts (no affiliation, I just though it looks nice). Please feel free to add any missing polls.

Re: HackerPolls: my mini project for visualizing HN Polls

#3

Post by justinchen » Tue, Dec 29, 2009, 5:32 PM UTC

quan wrote: post #2

With some free time over the past few days, I created this app to learn github, mechanize, and try out Highcharts (no affiliation, I just though it looks nice). Please feel free to add any missing polls.

How about just crawling through and grabbing all the polls instead of manually adding them?

Re: HackerPolls: my mini project for visualizing HN Polls

#4

Post by riobard » Tue, Dec 29, 2009, 5:37 PM UTC

Weird, Safari crashes once I click a poll and see the graph :|

Re: HackerPolls: my mini project for visualizing HN Polls

#5

Post by quan » Tue, Dec 29, 2009, 5:39 PM UTC

justinchen wrote: post #3

quan wrote: post #2

With some free time over the past few days, I created this app to learn github, mechanize, and try out Highcharts (no affiliation, I just though it looks nice). Please feel free to add any missing polls.

How about just crawling through and grabbing all the polls instead of manually adding them?

There're probably less than 50 polls, it's overkill for a small hobby project like this. Plus people can add/update future polls manually.

Re: HackerPolls: my mini project for visualizing HN Polls

#6

Post by delano » Tue, Dec 29, 2009, 5:42 PM UTC

riobard wrote: post #4

Weird, Safari crashes once I click a poll and see the graph :|

Not for me. Safari 4.0.4, OS X 10.6.2.

Re: HackerPolls: my mini project for visualizing HN Polls

#7

Post by adrinavarro » Tue, Dec 29, 2009, 5:44 PM UTC

something is wrong there, isn't it? http://hackerpolls.heroku.com/polls/4 (I mean, the %)

Re: HackerPolls: my mini project for visualizing HN Polls

#8

Post by quan » Tue, Dec 29, 2009, 5:51 PM UTC

adrinavarro wrote: post #7

something is wrong there, isn't it? http://hackerpolls.heroku.com/polls/4 (I mean, the %)

That first percentage is for the general population. The original poster included them with the option names

Re: HackerPolls: my mini project for visualizing HN Polls

#9

Post by NathanKP » Tue, Dec 29, 2009, 5:51 PM UTC

riobard wrote: post #4

Weird, Safari crashes once I click a poll and see the graph :|

There is no problem on my version of Safari. I'm running Safari Version 4.0.4 (6531.21.10) on Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Re: HackerPolls: my mini project for visualizing HN Polls

#10

Post by samuarl » Tue, Dec 29, 2009, 6:22 PM UTC

riobard wrote: post #4

Weird, Safari crashes once I click a poll and see the graph :|

It does for me as well. Safari 4.0.4 on OS X 10.6.2