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47points
6comments
#260of 1,097 in 2011
Top 24%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

Objections

  • Post lacks a clear explanation of the use case and benefits

    From 1 comment
    • I would like to see the "why" expanded on a bit more. Lay out the use case clearly and sell me on the benefits. Especially if I have to install two other pieces of software to…
      shaggyfrog on HN
  • Requires installing Node.js and npm as extra dependencies

    From 1 comment
    • I would like to see the "why" expanded on a bit more. Lay out the use case clearly and sell me on the benefits. Especially if I have to install two other pieces of software to…
      shaggyfrog on HN
  • Name suggests it might disorganize or corrupt packages

    From 1 comment
    • I would expect a reverse package manager to be something that somehow screws up, disorganizes, or otherwise injects entropy into my packages.
      heyrhett on HN
  • Committed a .DS_Store file

    From 1 comment
    • You seem to have checked in a '.DS_Store' there. A good example of why you should explicitly add files, not use wildcards. ;)
      burgerbrain on HN

Requests

  • Expand the why and use case

    From 1 comment
    • I would like to see the "why" expanded on a bit more. Lay out the use case clearly and sell me on the benefits. Especially if I have to install two other pieces of software to…
      shaggyfrog on HN
  • Port to Ruby or C++

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks for the feedback. The "why" section is definitely on my radar. Also, I'll eventually port this over to either ruby, or c++. I know it's kind of a pain to have to install…
      spiceapps on HN

Alternatives named

  • mr (myrepos)

    From 1 comment
    • I think this does the same as mr (http://kitenet.net/~joey/code/mr/), though mr supports repository formats than just git at the moment.
      pbiggar on HN

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