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code search
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
5 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 13 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.
Design: 1 for, 7 againstIdea: 2 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful concept and good timing with platform moves
From 2 comments
nice tool, nice timing, might be useful with all the moving projects. pls consider adding the title attribute to the images for screen readers and users who don't know the logos.
yellowsir on HNThis is really neat, and as the GitHub acquisition moves forward, I suspect a lot of Microsoft's competitors will move elsewhere, so this will be handy. What about self-hosting…
ocdtrekkie on HN
Logo is liked
From 2 comments
I love the logo. Beware those platforms might go after you for trademark violation. (I'd personally argue you're making a joke and it should be protected under parody, but no one…
djsumdog on HNHaha! Love the logo! In terms of use: the search results seem good when searching a specific thing, but results can be a bit less useful when searching something generic like…
memco on HN
Objections
Checkboxes are unclear and pixelated; icons are hard to identify
From 3 comments
Other than Github's icon, I had no idea what the icons for the other check boxes were. I figured it out, but I would recommend using the name rather than icon especially since…
rpedela on HNhttps://i.imgur.com/OpHwOvU.png The checkboxes are pixelated (this is FF) and rather hard to distinguish from the logos. Oddly, at first, I was looking at the logos from right to…
cdubzzz on HNThe checkboxes under the search bar does not look like checkboxes but a series of logos of platforms. I was left wondering what ticked boxes meant. Cool project.
stockkid on HN
Missing smaller Git platforms like notabug and savannah
From 2 comments
> on all the major Git platforms missing notabug.org and savannah
rambojazz on HNand https://launchpad.net/ (...sorry)
kakwa_ on HN
Requires JavaScript and lacks accessibility features
From 3 comments
> You need to enable JavaScript to run this app. Sigh.
dorkusmcgavin on HN> You need to enable JavaScript to run this app. Okay, it's a first iteration, but this would be ideal to provide some functioning homepage and otherwise potentially do…
quadrangle on HNnice tool, nice timing, might be useful with all the moving projects. pls consider adding the title attribute to the images for screen readers and users who don't know the logos.
yellowsir on HN
Bitbucket unchecked by default is confusing
From 2 comments
Just wondering why BitBucket option isn't enabled by default?
Sami_Lehtinen on HNYeah, that threw me for a loop. I searched for one of my repos on BitBucket and was left scratching my head until I saw the (bizarre-looking) unchecked checkbox. At the very…
davegauer on HN
Requests
Support self-hosted instances like Gitea and GitLab
From 2 comments
This is really neat, and as the GitHub acquisition moves forward, I suspect a lot of Microsoft's competitors will move elsewhere, so this will be handy. What about self-hosting…
ocdtrekkie on HNOh this is just what I was looking for! It would be cool to have a "GitHub" like interface that shows you repos from gitea, gogs, basically anywhere there's a hosted repo on the…
swlkr on HN
Show stars and last commit date
From 1 comment
Very nice. Maybe you should include stars and last commit date in the search results, or even as filters.
thwave on HN
Check all platforms by default
From 1 comment
Other than Github's icon, I had no idea what the icons for the other check boxes were. I figured it out, but I would recommend using the name rather than icon especially since…
rpedela on HN
Questions
Is there a self-hosting option for listing repos
From 1 comment
This is really neat, and as the GitHub acquisition moves forward, I suspect a lot of Microsoft's competitors will move elsewhere, so this will be handy. What about self-hosting…
ocdtrekkie on HN
Does Sourcegraph already offer this
From 1 comment
Does Sourcegraph not already have this feature? Do they plan to?
bonoetmalo on HN
Alternatives named
Sourcegraph
From 2 comments
This is very cool. If you start to hit API rate limits for these services, you can try using the Sourcegraph API (email me sqs@sourcegraph.com and I can make sure your API key…
sqs on HN(Sourcegraph CEO here.) Yes, Sourcegraph does support this, with a caveat. You can query Sourcegraph for things like "repo:saml2" at https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=repo%3Asaml2…
sqs on HN
Searchcode.com and CodePilot.ai
From 1 comment
Awesome stuff! Great timing too. Code Search is super useful and there are a bunch of folks already going after this space. Sourcegraph, CodePilot.ai, Searchcode.com, and many…
codepilot on HN
Google and language package ecosystems
From 1 comment
Haha! Love the logo! In terms of use: the search results seem good when searching a specific thing, but results can be a bit less useful when searching something generic like…
memco on HN