LearnObit
Productivity
note-taking and learning
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 6 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.50.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 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.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Tree-style outliner with drawing in bullets seems useful for knowledge notes
From 1 comment
I like this, because it's a tree style note system, which I go a bit crazy for, as I haven't found a truly great one yet (my dream is Dynalist, but faster on mobile and…
solarkraft on HN
Specialized knowledge organization differs from general outliners
From 1 comment
Here's another thing about tree style note taking and the structure of knowledge that maybe bugs me a bit more than it maybe should: Yes, for about 95% or (much) more of nodes…
solarkraft on HN
Objections
Web version failed on Firefox due to regex lookbehind support
From 1 comment
The web version [0] does not work for me. It shows a blank page. Browser is Firefox 68.5.0esr (64-bit). This is the error I get: "SyntaxError: invalid regexp group…
thepete2 on HN
Firebase OAuth domain was not authorized
From 1 comment
Hey your Firebase OAuth isn't working. "This domain (app.learnobit.com) is not authorized to run this operation. Add it to the OAuth redirect domains list in the Firebase console…
armatav on HN
Landing page English is hard to understand
From 2 comments
"Planning for your learning will be relentless as your knowledge (not information) will be manageable" I think a proof reader might be valuable for your site, I've no idea what…
CtrlAltEngage on HNIt's not so much that that one sentence was a problem, it's that all the text is hard to read and understand. Marketing software is incredibly hard, commonly much harder than…
yodon on HN
Not open source and may not last long-term
From 1 comment
I like this, because it's a tree style note system, which I go a bit crazy for, as I haven't found a truly great one yet (my dream is Dynalist, but faster on mobile and…
solarkraft on HN
Requests
Open-source the project
From 1 comment
I like this, because it's a tree style note system, which I go a bit crazy for, as I haven't found a truly great one yet (my dream is Dynalist, but faster on mobile and…
solarkraft on HN
Support graph-structured notes, not only trees
From 1 comment
Here's another thing about tree style note taking and the structure of knowledge that maybe bugs me a bit more than it maybe should: Yes, for about 95% or (much) more of nodes…
solarkraft on HN
Make it work on mobile
From 1 comment
I would love to try this on mobile, but it didn't seem very usable in that context :(
blkstormy on HN
Fix Firefox compatibility
From 1 comment
The web version [0] does not work for me. It shows a blank page. Browser is Firefox 68.5.0esr (64-bit). This is the error I get: "SyntaxError: invalid regexp group…
thepete2 on HN
Questions
Would the tool support non-tree (graph) structures?
From 1 comment
Here's another thing about tree style note taking and the structure of knowledge that maybe bugs me a bit more than it maybe should: Yes, for about 95% or (much) more of nodes…
solarkraft on HN
Are there existing tools for graph-structured knowledge?
From 1 comment
Here's another thing about tree style note taking and the structure of knowledge that maybe bugs me a bit more than it maybe should: Yes, for about 95% or (much) more of nodes…
solarkraft on HN
Alternatives named
Workflowy
From 1 comment
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback! 1) I agree with the advantages of open source, but this project is commercial, so I have to find a way to make money. :( 2) Right. If…
SunghoYahng on HN
Dynalist
From 1 comment
I like this, because it's a tree style note system, which I go a bit crazy for, as I haven't found a truly great one yet (my dream is Dynalist, but faster on mobile and…
solarkraft on HN
Roam Research
From 1 comment
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback! 1) I agree with the advantages of open source, but this project is commercial, so I have to find a way to make money. :( 2) Right. If…
SunghoYahng on HN
Anki
From 1 comment
Hey. For the past 2 years, I have been working on LearnObit ( https://learnobit.com): a new and rapid way to learn anything. When I first started programming, I used Anki and the…
SunghoYahng on HN