Coördinator
Creative
data visualization animation
SHOW HN2018
30points
8comments
#1,002of 2,155 in 2018
Top 47%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Docs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Really cool, adds whimsy to visualizations
From 1 comment
This is really cool! Thanks.
perilunar on HN
Objections
Title is misleading; 'XY coordinates' suggests Cartesian coordinates rather than dot points
From 2 comments
The title of this entry at both Hacker News and the actual website is very misleading. For me as a scientist "XY coordinates" most likely means cartesian coordinates. In SVG…
ktpsns on HNThe algorithm, which generates a set of discrete XY coordinates, is the interesting part of this page. Changing the size and color of the dots yields no new information about the…
marshray on HN
Visual design is hard on the eyes
From 1 comment
Ahh this hurts my eyes!
Froyoh on HN
Requests
Use more precise wording in the title, such as dot matrix or series of dots
From 2 comments
Thank you for the clarification! It's not exactly a "dot matrix" because the dots aren't on a grid, but I think that would be a much better summary. Also a better summary than…
rhaps0dy on HNThis may be hair-splitting, but when I say dot I mean a mathematical point. Of course it does not matter how we represent a zero-dimensional object in a graphical scene (we need…
ktpsns on HN