Errorception
Dev tools
error tracking
SHOW HN2011
76points
54comments
#158of 1,097 in 2011
Top 15%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
8 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 11 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Docs: 0 for, 6 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful in practice and responsive author
From 3 comments
I've used Errorception for one of my products and was very happy with the service provided by the author. Thanks.
nashjain on HNCongrats, I have worked with errorception, found it really useful. Thanks.
acharekar on HNno problem, it's working nicely, I have a few errors to fix now, cheers :) edit: it would be nice to see some data aggregated and fed back into the community so that issues with…
tudorw on HN
Found real bugs quickly, such as an IE 7 bug
From 2 comments
Found an IE 7 bug in less than a minute <3
htilford on HNno problem, it's working nicely, I have a few errors to fix now, cheers :) edit: it would be nice to see some data aggregated and fed back into the community so that issues with…
tudorw on HN
Objections
Value proposition and sales pitch are vague
From 2 comments
Your product is for people who write code, but your sales pitch is some vaporous hand-wavy thing. I'm writing my own guide on quality JavaScript, and I have absolutely no idea of…
bdg on HNIf you're product it targeting developers, as I'm sure a "High performance JavaScript error tracking" service would be. I would hope that the "Features" page would be a bit more…
iambot on HN
Per-exception pricing conflicts with reducing errors
From 1 comment
I can see some problems with your "per-exception" pricing model. If your product works and adds value, it will result in the reduction of exceptions. A reduction in the number of…
dclaysmith on HN
Building a basic version is trivial with window.onerror and a database
From 2 comments
Your product is for people who write code, but your sales pitch is some vaporous hand-wavy thing. I'm writing my own guide on quality JavaScript, and I have absolutely no idea of…
bdg on HNSure, but that feature seems trivial to me, I can simply create a view in my database to shake the data however I would like. https://gist.github.com/1438654 I could just select…
bdg on HN
Docs lack detail on how the service works
From 3 comments
How, precisely, does your service interact with my code? What does an error report look like? This should be on the front page. Also, "How can I pay for errorception? I'm working…
endian on HNYou need to provide more information how the service works, what kind of data and how you can get etc.
angry-hacker on HNIf you're product it targeting developers, as I'm sure a "High performance JavaScript error tracking" service would be. I would hope that the "Features" page would be a bit more…
iambot on HN
Requests
Stack traces
From 1 comment
Cool idea! Does it give me a stacktrace of exceptions too?
avlesh-singh on HN
Mobile browser support
From 2 comments
What's the support like for mobile browsers? Debugging mobile webkit is a pain. It'd be nice to see some screenshots on the site too.
colinramsay on HNmobile support would rock my world :)
tudorw on HN
Demo video or screenshots
From 2 comments
Seems to be interesting. Do you have a demo video? Will this work in all the browsers? Any browser restrictions?
narad on HNWhat's the support like for mobile browsers? Debugging mobile webkit is a pain. It'd be nice to see some screenshots on the site too.
colinramsay on HN
Better grouping and actionable information
From 1 comment
We've tried 2 or 3 existing Javascript error tracking systems in the past. None of them helped much. Performance is not the feature I care about. On the other hand, I would be…
gregdetre on HN
Questions
What data is reported and in what format
From 1 comment
Some things off the top of my head: What info do you report back? What format is it? Do you handle different types of errors? And if so how do you report them? Do you plan on…
iambot on HN
Browser and user-agent reporting
From 2 comments
As an Aside: I would hope that you're sending back info on the user-agent as well (I only say this because you've not mentioned it). When an error is encountered it makes all the…
iambot on HNI'm with iambot. In almost all cases knowing the browser and versions makes the difference.
sdepablos on HN
Alternatives named
Muscula
From 1 comment
I came across http://www.muscula.com/ over the weekend, and they seem to be farther along with this kind of a product in terms of features (not to discourage you, just to give…
dolinsky on HN
Airbrake
From 1 comment
I suppose the main advantage would be information aggregation with each error next to the number of occurrences (I don't want to see a hundred times the same error), the same…
sdepablos on HN
Getexceptional
From 1 comment
I suppose the main advantage would be information aggregation with each error next to the number of occurrences (I don't want to see a hundred times the same error), the same…
sdepablos on HN