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How HN took it
5 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 4 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Idea: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 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.
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What HN said
What people liked
Minimal design and a useful way to scope a topic
From 2 comments
This is a brilliant idea and I love the minimal design. I was most inspired when I found that all the data is easily accessible through GitHub. I think the most important missing…
primitivesuave on HNI really dig this website. When I want to learn a new topic my first step is always to discover the scope of the topic and find sources so this site is a real help. Pro-tip: type…
Khanthulhu on HN
Open, community-editable knowledge built from GitHub data
From 2 comments
This is a brilliant idea and I love the minimal design. I was most inspired when I found that all the data is easily accessible through GitHub. I think the most important missing…
primitivesuave on HNAwesome tool, Nikita! This is a great step into organized, open knowledge.
tyleranton on HN
Objections
Results are sparse for many queries
From 1 comment
The idea is great, the results seem a little minimal so far, "Mandarin Chinese" produced one result, "Arduino" was a bit better, "knot tying" was a null result. There's a lot of…
blacksmith_tb on HN
Search box replaces the query, which is confusing
From 2 comments
I have to say that the UI confused me for a moment. The fact that what I searched didn't stay in the search box, and instead it replaced it with a new suggested search term was…
goda90 on HNI think it's just a matter of the dominant elements on the page. The thing you searched is in small text beneath the very large search bar so it takes a moment to figure out what…
goda90 on HN
Does not render in Microsoft Edge
From 1 comment
Can't see the map in MS Edge.
lousken on HN
Contribution process is not easy
From 1 comment
The idea is great, the results seem a little minimal so far, "Mandarin Chinese" produced one result, "Arduino" was a bit better, "knot tying" was a null result. There's a lot of…
blacksmith_tb on HN
Requests
Add GitHub OAuth authentication
From 1 comment
This is a brilliant idea and I love the minimal design. I was most inspired when I found that all the data is easily accessible through GitHub. I think the most important missing…
primitivesuave on HN
Provide a way to submit links or contributions more easily
From 1 comment
The idea is great, the results seem a little minimal so far, "Mandarin Chinese" produced one result, "Arduino" was a bit better, "knot tying" was a null result. There's a lot of…
blacksmith_tb on HN
Test and fix Microsoft Edge support
From 2 comments
Sorry about this. This is an open issue still, sadly no one for our team has MS edge to test it on. There is a pending issue on the search engine for this :…
nikivi on HNYou can use https://www.browserstack.com/ or VM with edge to test it https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/ :) edit: edge testing is free in browserstack
lousken on HN
Questions
Is the search-box design backed by information retrieval research
From 1 comment
Is that backed up by anything regarding information retrieval ergonomics, or is it just a "hey lets try this" design decision?
rhizome on HN
Is this just DMOZ with a new face
From 1 comment
The idea is that each map is open for contributions so all maps can be improved with the help of the community. Right now new things can be added by adding things directly to...…
rhizome on HN
Alternatives named
DMOZ
From 1 comment
The idea is that each map is open for contributions so all maps can be improved with the help of the community. Right now new things can be added by adding things directly to...…
rhizome on HN
DuckDuckGo
From 1 comment
The idea is that each map is open for contributions so all maps can be improved with the help of the community. Right now new things can be added by adding things directly to the…
nikivi on HN