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Show HN: Fooder – a private digital kitchen notebook

#1

Post by debruinf » Sun, Mar 28, 2021, 11:17 AM UTC

Show HN: Fooder – a private digital kitchen notebook
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Re: Show HN: Fooder – a private digital kitchen notebook

#2

Post by debruinf » Sun, Mar 28, 2021, 11:20 AM UTC

Hi HN, creator here. In a previous iteration [0], Fooder tried to do way too much. I cut down and focussed on the thing I used it the most for (recipes).

It is probably not for everyone, but what it lacks in functionality (at the moment) it makes up for ease of use and speed.

Hope you check it out

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21246538

edit: added link

Re: Show HN: Fooder – a private digital kitchen notebook

#3

Post by john-doe » Sun, Mar 28, 2021, 3:26 PM UTC

debruinf wrote: post #2

Hi HN, creator here. In a previous iteration [0], Fooder tried to do way too much. I cut down and focussed on the thing I used it the most for (recipes). It is probably not for everyone, but what it lacks in functionality (at the moment) it makes up for ease of use and speed. Hope you check it out [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21246538 edit: added link

Looks great really, but the Google-only auth put me off. Are you planning to add other options to create an account?

Re: Show HN: Fooder – a private digital kitchen notebook

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Post by debruinf » Sun, Mar 28, 2021, 3:53 PM UTC

john-doe wrote: post #3

debruinf wrote: post #2

Hi HN, creator here. In a previous iteration [0], Fooder tried to do way too much. I cut down and focussed on the thing I used it the most for (recipes). It is probably not for everyone, but what it lacks in functionality (at the moment) it makes up for ease of use and speed. Hope you check it out [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21246538 edit: added link

Looks great really, but the Google-only auth put me off. Are you planning to add other options to create an account?

definitely, it is high on feature list but requires more work to refactor than I anticipated. Would a GitHub integration work for you or are social logins in general not your thing?

Re: Show HN: Fooder – a private digital kitchen notebook

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Post by john-doe » Sun, Mar 28, 2021, 4:08 PM UTC

debruinf wrote: post #4

john-doe wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Looks great really, but the Google-only auth put me off. Are you planning to add other options to create an account?

definitely, it is high on feature list but requires more work to refactor than I anticipated. Would a GitHub integration work for you or are social logins in general not your thing?

not my thing in general, yes :) I understand that managing users can be a pain, and the appeal of using these third-party logins for onboarding users, but I'd rather trust one party only.

Re: Show HN: Fooder – a private digital kitchen notebook

#6

Post by adamhp » Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 1:38 PM UTC

It is generally best practice to not make buttons move as users are about to click them. I like the idea though, and I think I would consider using it; but the buttons threw me off enough to make me not want to use it.

Re: Show HN: Fooder – a private digital kitchen notebook

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Post by debruinf » Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 7:08 PM UTC

adamhp wrote: post #6

It is generally best practice to not make buttons move as users are about to click them. I like the idea though, and I think I would consider using it; but the buttons threw me off enough to make me not want to use it.

Thanks for the feedback. You're probably right, although in this case the clickable area doesn't move. I'll look into it!