Notepad
Productivity
note taking
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#1,821of 2,242 in 2017
Top 82%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score -0.47.
Idea: 0 for, 4 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple idea, useful for quick notes
From 1 comment
Yeah. I agree it's pretty simple in terms of the usability but hey, this can be really handy in case you just want to take down quick notes and forget about it.
amitmerchant on HN
Source is a good learning basis for new developers
From 1 comment
Nice idea. With it being source is a nice basis for new devs to learn. I don't think you can guarantee that the data will be certainly persisted forever though right?
bbcbasic on HN
Objections
Essentially just a text file in a textarea
From 1 comment
This is literally just a text file. Stored on your computer. Only accessible through your browser with a textarea editor. A text file. I'm at a loss for words...
nightcracker on HN
Does not solve a problem more efficiently than existing tools
From 1 comment
I don't see how this web app solves a problem in an efficient way. The only "opportunity" I see it's to avoid downloading an app for notes to your phone, but it usually comes…
kinduff on HN
Data persistence is not guaranteed
From 1 comment
Nice idea. With it being source is a nice basis for new devs to learn. I don't think you can guarantee that the data will be certainly persisted forever though right?
bbcbasic on HN
Questions
Will stored data persist long term
From 1 comment
Nice idea. With it being source is a nice basis for new devs to learn. I don't think you can guarantee that the data will be certainly persisted forever though right?
bbcbasic on HN
Alternatives named
Notepad.exe and phone built-in notes apps
From 3 comments
Well, it certainly has less utility than notepad.exe
PatentTroll on HNnotepad.exe doesn't work on Android, IPhone, Linux, Mac, ...
bbcbasic on HNI don't see how this web app solves a problem in an efficient way. The only "opportunity" I see it's to avoid downloading an app for notes to your phone, but it usually comes…
kinduff on HN
Nute, a similar textarea and localStorage writing app
From 1 comment
Similar tool (textarea + localstorage) on HN few days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14285740 (Show HN: Nute – A super simple writing app)
helb on HN