wonsch
Web and SaaS
rental property search
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
9 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and well executed
From 3 comments
Very cool, what technologies you are using in your backend? For commute times are you using the SBB data during rush hour times? My commute is way longer if I don't go to work…
sschueller on HNawesome stuff! another entry i really liked took a completely different approach https://kingdom.scapp.io/
yawniek on HNThis is pretty amazing. Great job.
MadManE on HN
Useful for choosing where to live
From 2 comments
Oh this was amazing, I used it a couple of times when I first moved to London to figure out where I needed to live. It helped out massively compared to the complete guesses I was…
poooogles on HNDear god, please make one of these for Washington, D.C.
ckozlowski on HN
Objections
Commute times seem too optimistic, connection times not counted
From 2 comments
I'm also curious about the commute time estimation. I've been playing with the app around the Geneva area where I live and work and I think the commute times are a bit too…
icot on HNYeah, we are not accounting for connection times right now. However, we have the data to make it more accurate, just needs a bit more coding ;)
relate on HN
Slow to load and stopped responding for some addresses
From 2 comments
I'm one of the creators. This was built in 40 hours at Hackzurich 2015 (www.hackzurich.com) and combines the following: ``` * The largest rent database of Switzerland * A model…
relate on HNAwesome, I didn't know about hackzurich. Perhaps I can come along next time? Anyway, I put in my address in Zug and it stopped responding. Probably overloaded?
lordnacho on HN
Requests
Show frequency of public transport connections
From 1 comment
Awesome job! Would it be do-able to visualize the _frequency_ of public transport connections too? For example it may take me only 20 minutes from Uster to the center of Zürich…
harryf on HN
Include cycling plus train commutes
From 1 comment
Ideally I'd also want also to have cycling+train - since that is also a feasible option for some people. E.g. I live 1km away from a train station that is well connected to my…
relate on HN
Version for Washington D.C.
From 1 comment
Dear god, please make one of these for Washington, D.C.
ckozlowski on HN
Questions
How accurate are the prices?
From 1 comment
Can anyone comment how accurate the prices are? Because from what I see rents around the Geneva area are even more ridicolous than I remembered!
hobo_mark on HN
What technologies are used in the backend?
From 1 comment
Very cool, what technologies you are using in your backend? For commute times are you using the SBB data during rush hour times? My commute is way longer if I don't go to work…
sschueller on HN
Alternatives named
Trulia commute filter
From 2 comments
http://www.trulia.com/for_rent/Washington,DC/map_v/driving:0%7Ctransit:1%7Cposition:38.924265;-77.027332%7Ctime:60_commute You can filter by commute time to your work address…
encoderer on HNTrulia does this in the U.S. for a number of cities. Here's New York: http://www.trulia.com/local/new-york-ny/driving:1|transit:0|position:40.681953;-73.959595|time:60_commute
eevilspock on HN
Zoopla travel-time search
From 1 comment
I can't access the OP due to a firewall, is this similar to Zoopla's "time-travel" search? http://www.zoopla.co.uk/travel-time/
LiquidFlux on HN
Route360
From 1 comment
Have you considered using overlays from route360 (https://developers.route360.net)? They are doing some really interesting stuff with multiple transit types (bicycle, car, mass…
rlease on HN
Locatable (UK)
From 1 comment
I started a company called locatable (www.locatable.com) with a couple of mates some years back. The search engine did the same thing in the UK. The site is now offline, but…
chillydawg on HN