Crocodile
Dev tools
code review
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How HN took it
7 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.
Design: 3 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Floating comments and character-level comment selection address GitHub pain points
From 3 comments
> * Comments float above the code > * Comment on any text selection in the file > * Comments don't get lost when code changes This addresses my main pet peeves with…
imron on HN“You can comment anywhere in the file and on any text selection, even if it's just one character.” I’ve been looking for this feature forever. A changed line might impact code…
silverlake on HNThis is cool! I'm happy to see more options in this space. The best code review tool I've ever used was a tool at Google called Critique.[0] They've open-sourced it as Gerrit[1],…
mtlynch on HN
Comments persist across rebases and force pushes
From 1 comment
Comments should get transferred just fine across rebases and force pushes. If they don't, you can let me know using the feedback form at the top right. Supporting other VCS…
jameslao on HN
Looks like a good improvement over GitHub reviews
From 2 comments
Not a knock against crocodile, which looks like a nice set of improvements over gh, but something I’d like to see done better in any code review system is significantly better…
bstpierre on HNOh wow, this looks great. Congratulations!
decebalus1 on HN
Objections
Floating comments cover the code being read
From 1 comment
This is cool! I'm happy to see more options in this space. The best code review tool I've ever used was a tool at Google called Critique.[0] They've open-sourced it as Gerrit[1],…
mtlynch on HN
Pricing doubles the GitHub bill for small teams
From 1 comment
I am a bit at odd with the pricing. My team has 6 engineers and base price for Github is $24. Your product would increase our bill by $48, an increase of 200%. $48 is nothing…
http-teapot on HN
Demo does not show the iteration feature working and shows little value
From 1 comment
I like the site + product idea, but the demo fails to show me anything interesting except a floating comment. So I can't yet see the value of the tool. The files you've chosen to…
heeton on HN
Browser support limited to Chrome and Firefox
From 1 comment
Ah yeah, it only supports Chrome (and Chrome based browsers) and Firefox for now. I've been meaning to add an error message if you use a different browser. No newsletter yet, but…
jameslao on HN
Requests
GitLab and Bitbucket support
From 2 comments
> * Comments float above the code > * Comment on any text selection in the file > * Comments don't get lost when code changes This addresses my main pet peeves with…
imron on HNAre there plans for Gitlab?
alephnan on HN
Code navigation to definitions and call sites
From 1 comment
Not a knock against crocodile, which looks like a nice set of improvements over gh, but something I’d like to see done better in any code review system is significantly better…
bstpierre on HN
Prepare comments privately before publishing
From 1 comment
This is cool! I'm happy to see more options in this space. The best code review tool I've ever used was a tool at Google called Critique.[0] They've open-sourced it as Gerrit[1],…
mtlynch on HN
Personal access token support instead of admin install
From 1 comment
This looks fantastic! I'd love to try this out, but I don't have admin access to the repo I work in and IT will definitely not approve a random new app. Any chance I can set this…
paxys on HN
GitHub suggestions support
From 1 comment
This provides better UX but adds one more redirection when you are using github. Do you support features like github suggestions which can be committed easily by author? Given…
searchableguy on HN
Questions
How the master encryption key is protected
From 1 comment
It's worth trying. There's one quibble: ``` How does Crocodile access my source code? Crocodile stores the source code files that are part of reviews to provide a fast user…
lallysingh on HN
How the iterations control works
From 1 comment
This is cool! I'm happy to see more options in this space. The best code review tool I've ever used was a tool at Google called Critique.[0] They've open-sourced it as Gerrit[1],…
mtlynch on HN
Whether GitHub will copy these ideas
From 1 comment
This provides better UX but adds one more redirection when you are using github. Do you support features like github suggestions which can be committed easily by author? Given…
searchableguy on HN
Alternatives named
Reviewable
From 1 comment
This is cool! I'm happy to see more options in this space. The best code review tool I've ever used was a tool at Google called Critique.[0] They've open-sourced it as Gerrit[1],…
mtlynch on HN
Gerrit
From 1 comment
This is cool! I'm happy to see more options in this space. The best code review tool I've ever used was a tool at Google called Critique.[0] They've open-sourced it as Gerrit[1],…
mtlynch on HN
Review Board
From 1 comment
Have you used Review Board?
depr on HN
DiffLens
From 1 comment
Congratulations on the launch. I find reviewing code on GitHub to be a pain too, so we came up with DiffLens (https://github.com/marketplace/difflens). DiffLens is only concerned…
difflens on HN