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235points
76comments
#114of 2,242 in 2017
Top 6%of 2017 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

12 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.

Idea: 8 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 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

  • Clean, direct site design

    From 2 comments
    • I think the site is nice - it's clean and directly to the point. No huge hero and no click-throughs to get to the meat of your project. Prices for your posters seem entirely…
      lolsal on HN
    • Love the look of the site! How are you getting these printed and shipped? Do you do it yourself or consume a 3rd party service?
      pwny on HN
  • Fun way to display work history

    From 3 comments
    • Yeah I think it's a sense of accomplishment. You worked on something really hard and seeing data to reflect that is fun. That said posting it on a wall to say "Hey look what I've…
      jastanton on HN
    • They way I look at it, its not about how many big dots you have, it tells the story of your time on that project. I'd love to get this for my team after a major release. "Ah…
      jonshariat on HN
    • Very cool. I think there's a lot of focus on code quality and organization and shit; sometimes it's important to remember you built something! You should be proud of yourself.
      debt on HN

Objections

  • Privacy concern about sending private code to a third party

    From 1 comment
    • I would love to order a poster but I just cannot get over the whole -- exposing my teams private code to a 3rd party thing. Any chance you have a hosted version of this?
      jastanton on HN
  • Site slow or overloaded under traffic

    From 2 comments
    • Hey yall, looks like it's being hugged to death right now... I'm trying to keep up!
      aarondf on HN
    • Queues are seriously backing up. Sorry about this!
      aarondf on HN

Requests

  • Support for repos or team posters

    From 2 comments
    • Is there a way to get these for a repo? I'd love order a couple for my teams. Thanks!
      smortaz on HN
    • A team commit heatmap would be great for the office tho...
      stocktech on HN
  • Email notification when poster is ready

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • Is it making money?

    From 1 comment
  • Does it work with private repos?

    From 2 comments
    • What about private repos. Will this work?
      gravypod on HN
    • From the FAQ on the site: "I don't have a lot of public commits, can I use private commits? You can, actually. You'll have to make that change on github.com though. Go to your…
      passivepinetree on HN

Alternatives named

  • commits.io

    From 1 comment
    • Hey, great work! Similar to my project https://commits.io Shoot me an email (ortuna AT gmail) if you want to compare notes. I've done a lot of work on how to get those generation…
      ortuna on HN
  • GitHub contributions widget for Android

    From 1 comment
    • A made a similar project for Android smartphones "Github Contributions Widget". https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=by.aleks.ghcwidget The app is open source…
      xroker on HN
  • contwidgetor

    From 1 comment
    • If you just want a little widget to display and not necessarily a poster, there is also this: https://github.com/jrm2k6/contwidgetor (gets your bitbucket contributions as well).
      jrm2k6 on HN

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