CodeMill
Web and SaaS
freelance marketplace
SHOW HN2016
169points
80comments
#183of 2,264 in 2016
Top 9%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
2 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 31 critical, out of 52 comments about the project. Thread score -0.53.
Design: 0 for, 14 againstIdea: 0 for, 7 againstPricing: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting idea for open source and task funding
From 3 comments
Interesting. Cool idea. Thanks for the post! Just guessing, but wouldn't it work better as a 2-phase process? Phase 1 you set a price on automated acceptance tests. Phase 2…
DanielBMarkham on HNUnbelievable,Awesome
sandra_saltlake on HNI really like general idea. I was thinking along the same lines. Essentially by splitting your work well, the skill that I have as experienced dev, you can get a lot of people…
desireco42 on HN
Objections
Site scroll hijacking makes browsing hard
From 4 comments
BountySource (https://www.bountysource.com/) is a similar thing which is well established and doesn't mess up my browser's scrolling.
kennydude on HNThe custom scrolling on the site bothers me a bit. Its really cumbersome when you are using a trackpad, and it does not scroll the way you expect to. It also prevents me using…
thecatspaw on HNEven with a scrolly-heely mouse it sucks. My OS has a perfectly good scrolling mechanism, stop messing with it! Especially when the result is worse!
jalfresi on HNWent to website, noticed scroll override, closed site. If you're inexperienced enough to think scroll overrides are ever a good idea, your product probably sucks way more.
EC1 on HN
Payment not guaranteed; repo owner can reject or change price
From 3 comments
Typo: > you can unassgin them Anyway, this seems interesting. But as a developer who completes pull requests, what's to make sure I actually get paid? The buyer could easily…
michaelmior on HNPlus, the repo owner can change the price at any time, from what I gather.
JetSpiegel on HNInteresting, but they should make it more clear how does it work legally - i.e. are there guarantees built in that the repo owner won't discard the pull request, and then use the…
mnx on HN
Name evokes diploma mill
From 1 comment
I don't like the name. It immediately makes me think "diploma mill," which signifies cheapness and inauthenticity.
maxwelljoslyn on HN
Open tasks hard to find; dashboard UX confusing
From 3 comments
I'd suggest making that more obvious somehow. Before seeing this comment, I had no idea how to see open tasks that are looking for developers to take.
bignis on HNSame problem here. Sign-in with github was very nice. Then drops me into the dashboard. Open tasks are 0. Its a UX dead end.
donpdonp on HNMine is empty = zero tasks as well.
cel1ne on HN
Requests
Clearer legal terms and protection for developers
From 2 comments
Interesting, but they should make it more clear how does it work legally - i.e. are there guarantees built in that the repo owner won't discard the pull request, and then use the…
mnx on HNSo (effectual or not) attempts to protect consumers from developers not delivering. What symmetric mechanisms do you have in mind to protect developers? How are you handling…
ska on HN
Fix scroll behaviour
From 2 comments
It's awful beyond words, you should never ever mess with the user's scroll. If themes have it just delete the feature entirely.
Exuma on HNWell.. smoothscroll.js This removes it if you wanted to A/B test it ``` window.removeEventListener("mousewheel", ssc_wheel) ``` I don't find it that bad but it's a bit more janky…
asdfaoeu on HN
Automated acceptance tests as a pricing basis
From 1 comment
Interesting. Cool idea. Thanks for the post! Just guessing, but wouldn't it work better as a 2-phase process? Phase 1 you set a price on automated acceptance tests. Phase 2…
DanielBMarkham on HN
Questions
How are developers paid if the client rejects the PR?
From 1 comment
Typo: > you can unassgin them Anyway, this seems interesting. But as a developer who completes pull requests, what's to make sure I actually get paid? The buyer could easily…
michaelmior on HN
Does it work for large codebases?
From 1 comment
This seem like a good idea but in practise i am not sure how this will work for large codebase where more time is spent on understanding and guessing where to make a modification…
elcoderloco on HN
Alternatives named
BountySource
From 2 comments
BountySource (https://www.bountysource.com/) is a similar thing which is well established and doesn't mess up my browser's scrolling.
kennydude on HNLike Bountysource?
dublinben on HN
Gitcoin-like donation pledges for issues
From 1 comment
For FLOSS you could let users put donations on an issue, whenever the pot gets large enough for a developer to take interest they'll work on it. That way you don't need to…
supergreg on HN
Snowdrift.coop
From 1 comment
What about https://snowdrift.coop/?
fiatjaf on HN
Upwork
From 1 comment
see upwork and head hunter fees. Also groupon et al. 10% is cheap/norm.
maerF0x0 on HN