Open Source Visitor.js
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Open Source Visitor.js
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Re: Open Source Visitor.js
#2where's the server stuff? is google providing everything that the pay service did, but for free?
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#3well...that didn't take long
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#4The best part about this whole thing is the location lookup. Seriously nice job.
Re: Open Source Visitor.js
#5where's the server stuff? is google providing everything that the pay service did, but for free?
Google provides it as an extra for the JSAPI, no telling how long it will last, though.
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#6Is this version created or endorsed by the authors of the other Visitor.js implementation?
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#7Is this version created or endorsed by the authors of the other Visitor.js implementation?
No. And the recently-posted paid visitor.js site does have a few advantages, most being that this is using pure javascript, while they have the server side doing most of the heavy lifting.
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#8Is this version created or endorsed by the authors of the other Visitor.js implementation?
No. And the recently-posted paid visitor.js site does have a few advantages, most being that this is using pure javascript, while they have the server side doing most of the heavy lifting.
In that case, this implementation really should have a different name. It's confusing to have two competing implementations share the same name, and it may be a trademark violation.
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#9i'm curious about the timing here.
did you see vistor.js hit HN and rewrite it in a few hours? or were you working on this in isolation and when you saw it on HN decided it was the perfect time to ship?
Re: Open Source Visitor.js
#10I love when disruption disrupts disruption.