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How HN took it
3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Execution: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Beautiful, simple markdown implementation
From 1 comment
this is an absolutely beautiful markdown implementation.
lfender6445 on HN
No sign-up needed is nice
From 1 comment
Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
OJFord on HN
Objections
Mobile Chrome/Android rendering problems
From 2 comments
Sounds like a great idea, but the site just brings up a blank page in both Firefox and Chrome on Android.
asaibx on HNDoesn't work that well on mobile Chrome (Android). You might want to test that.
growt on HN
Code block and syntax highlighting problems
From 1 comment
Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
OJFord on HN
No data retention policy; notes stored indefinitely
From 1 comment
Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
OJFord on HN
Concurrent edits overwrite each other without locking
From 2 comments
Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
OJFord on HNthat was quick, cool :) Edit on the shared link is also a bit dangerous as there is no colab-collission detection. But there it really depends on the use-case. I always wanted to…
anotheryou on HN
Requests
Add safeguards against abuse of uploads
From 1 comment
I implemented a similar idea a couple of years back, originally as a set of Perl CGI scripts. Nowadays the code is powered by a simple golang server: https://markdownshare.com/…
stevekemp on HN
Default share link to preview mode
From 1 comment
default for a share link should be the preview
anotheryou on HN
Add cookies for past notes
From 1 comment
Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
OJFord on HN
Add collaboration locking
From 2 comments
Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
OJFord on HNthat was quick, cool :) Edit on the shared link is also a bit dangerous as there is no colab-collission detection. But there it really depends on the use-case. I always wanted to…
anotheryou on HN
Questions
Is it built from scratch or on existing libraries?
From 1 comment
Are you starting from scratch or building on top of existing libraries? Curious to know because for text editors, there's systems built around CRDTs like automerge and yjs. [1]…
bhl on HN
How long are notes retained?
From 1 comment
Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
OJFord on HN
Alternatives named
Gist (GitHub)
From 1 comment
Gist.github.com. it even turns them into mini git repos you can clone and fork.
coleifer on HN
Joplin
From 1 comment
Interesting! I had done something similar, and was thinking of moving it into some kind of public use like this, but with a bit more structure. Discovered Joplin[0] which does…
chris_st on HN
HackMD
From 1 comment
Shameless plug here :p https://hackmd.io/ HackMD also allows creating markdown notes anonymously. You can share the note with a link, and start realtime collaboration. Welcome to…
yukaii on HN
markdownshare.com
From 1 comment
I implemented a similar idea a couple of years back, originally as a set of Perl CGI scripts. Nowadays the code is powered by a simple golang server: https://markdownshare.com/…
stevekemp on HN