CodeMill
Web and SaaS
freelance marketplace for open source work
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
1 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 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
Awesome idea, commenter had a similar idea
From 1 comment
This tagline isn't making justice to this awesome idea (I had a very similar idea some time ago, so I will say this)! I hope people start using it. Also, I want the answers for…
fiatjaf on HN
Objections
Clients can withhold payment after merge; no escrow protection for developers
From 2 comments
An interesting idea. It looks like there is a point in time at which the developer has produced and delivered code but has not been paid. What steps does the platform take to…
brudgers on HNBecause Github allows pull requests to be reviewed prior to merging, what protects the developer from someone just using their work without paying? It seems that the platform…
brudgers on HN
Platform pushes financial risk onto developers
From 1 comment
Because Github allows pull requests to be reviewed prior to merging, what protects the developer from someone just using their work without paying? It seems that the platform…
brudgers on HN
Only useful once the service has many users
From 1 comment
All this can be built after the service has a lot of users.
fiatjaf on HN
Tagline does not do the idea justice
From 1 comment
This tagline isn't making justice to this awesome idea (I had a very similar idea some time ago, so I will say this)! I hope people start using it. Also, I want the answers for…
fiatjaf on HN
Requests
Add payment protection or escrow for developers
From 2 comments
An interesting idea. It looks like there is a point in time at which the developer has produced and delivered code but has not been paid. What steps does the platform take to…
brudgers on HNBecause Github allows pull requests to be reviewed prior to merging, what protects the developer from someone just using their work without paying? It seems that the platform…
brudgers on HN
Clearer instructions for opening tasks
From 2 comments
I'm having trouble to open a task. What exactly should I do after opening an issue on GitHub? I don't see any special tags on the repo I added to CodeMill.
fiatjaf on HNRight, I missed this magic string behavior, and after I had a problem with the edit thing, but now I finally made it. I'm a cheapo.
fiatjaf on HN
Questions
How does the platform prevent developers from not getting paid?
From 1 comment
An interesting idea. It looks like there is a point in time at which the developer has produced and delivered code but has not been paid. What steps does the platform take to…
brudgers on HN
Why do issues need a codemill$price tag, and how is the task opened?
From 1 comment
I'm having trouble to open a task. What exactly should I do after opening an issue on GitHub? I don't see any special tags on the repo I added to CodeMill.
fiatjaf on HN