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SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
4 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Idea: 2 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 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
Good idea and well executed
From 3 comments
Great, well done. Brilliant idea and execution is top notch! Followed you on twitter to get updates.
recursion on HNThis is absolutely brilliant.
dested on HNHi HN! I'm a designer who's been learning to code for a while now (far longer than I'd love to admit) and one of my biggest issues was trying to find something to code. I would…
moemin on HN
Useful for teaching or mentoring new devs
From 1 comment
Hey man; really love the project. I’ve frequently wanted something like this. Will probably look at this when mentoring fresh frontend devs. Great work!
natural219 on HN
SaaS model shows substantial work
From 1 comment
Congrats on shipping! Also, I really like the fact that you've thought of this as a SAAS service. Must have been quite a bit of work. All the best.
thunderbong on HN
Objections
Similar free services already exist with the same offering
From 2 comments
similar, free but less guidance: https://www.frontendpractice.com/
swyx on HNCongrats on launching. But how is this different from frontendmentor? I have some feedback. Given that other sites are giving exact same service, this is not of much use to me.…
throwaway088 on HN
Subscription wording 'source files' is ambiguous and may suggest source code
From 3 comments
On the subscription page in the description of the plans when you say "Access to source files" I feel it would make sense to say "Access to Figma source files" instead, otherwise…
dvfjsdhgfv on HNWithout your clarification, I and other might mentally parse "Access to source files" => "Access to source [code] files".
ayewo on HNAgreed. When I searched for an answer to "What do I get with a subscription?" It was "oh source code files."
balls187 on HN
Templates alone don't teach how to solve problems
From 2 comments
One very important skill as a developer, doesn't matter if Frontend or Backend, is to be able to find solutions when you run into problems or hickups. Nobody can cover all those…
drw85 on HNCongrats on launching. But how is this different from frontendmentor? I have some feedback. Given that other sites are giving exact same service, this is not of much use to me.…
throwaway088 on HN
Requests
Step-by-step annotated solutions rather than finished code
From 1 comment
Congrats on launching. But how is this different from frontendmentor? I have some feedback. Given that other sites are giving exact same service, this is not of much use to me.…
throwaway088 on HN
Clarify subscription wording to say Figma source files
From 1 comment
On the subscription page in the description of the plans when you say "Access to source files" I feel it would make sense to say "Access to Figma source files" instead, otherwise…
dvfjsdhgfv on HN
Questions
How is this different from frontendmentor
From 1 comment
Congrats on launching. But how is this different from frontendmentor? I have some feedback. Given that other sites are giving exact same service, this is not of much use to me.…
throwaway088 on HN
How much traction does it have
From 1 comment
This looks great, well done! Out of curiosity,are you having lots of traction with this project?
cosmodisk on HN
Alternatives named
frontendpractice.com
From 1 comment
similar, free but less guidance: https://www.frontendpractice.com/
swyx on HN
frontendmentor
From 1 comment
Congrats on launching. But how is this different from frontendmentor? I have some feedback. Given that other sites are giving exact same service, this is not of much use to me.…
throwaway088 on HN