Git
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#504of 3,109 in 2023
Top 17%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 14 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.
Pricing: 1 for, 6 againstIdea: 2 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and clean execution
From 3 comments
I suspect there might be a few tweaks on the way from remarkably put-together MVP to major traction, but I love the vibe. When you slim down the grammar of the input just enough…
benreesman on HNI just want to say, whoever made the site did a really good job.
armchairhacker on HNI love the idea. I went a similar route with GitHub pages. But I won’t fault you for trying to monetize this. 3.99/month is super reasonable. Granted, I too, run mine for…
gigatexal on HN
Reduces friction for writing
From 1 comment
Thanks for the idea of gists-as-a-blog. I think it is cool and reduces the friction. It also means you are less likely to get start-again-itis or perfectionism! You gave me an…
quickthrower2 on HN
Objections
Paying for a service that free GitHub Pages and static generators already provide
From 3 comments
1. There is no demo site with any reasonable content. hq.git.ht is blank, and has an invalid RSS feed. The videos show vlad.git.ht, which does seem to have some test post on…
Kwpolska on HNThis is neat, but since GitHub pages generate an rss feed too, isn’t it easier to just blog there for free?
prepend on HNYa… my web knowledge asymptotically approaches zero with each passing day, but I run my site on Hugo + netlify for $0 For comments/ forums I use giscuss. Also $0.
polalavik on HN
Lock-in: subdomain and content tied to the service
From 2 comments
I like git, I like RSS, I like only having to do markdown. I don't like paying for something that I'll have to keep paying for (mysubdomain.git.ht) if i want to keep my presence…
amstan on HNWhat if you go out of business? Or I really want to move my blog to another platform? The captive ecosystem aspect is a little "evil".
amstan on HN
Demo site broken or blank
From 2 comments
1. There is no demo site with any reasonable content. hq.git.ht is blank, and has an invalid RSS feed. The videos show vlad.git.ht, which does seem to have some test post on…
Kwpolska on HNHmm, https://hq.git.ht returns an error.
chrisweekly on HN
Requested access to secret gists is overly broad
From 1 comment
I like git, I like RSS, I like only having to do markdown. I don't like paying for something that I'll have to keep paying for (mysubdomain.git.ht) if i want to keep my presence…
amstan on HN
Requests
Free tier or yearly pricing option
From 2 comments
You might get more traction if you: 1. have a free tier, completely free if you hoot once a month or something like that, otherwise your subdomain deletes itself. 2. change the…
aetherspawn on HNIt might be more like 29.99, tbh. "Pay yearly and get two months off".
MrGilbert on HN
Link to RSS feed in page head
From 1 comment
1. There is no demo site with any reasonable content. hq.git.ht is blank, and has an invalid RSS feed. The videos show vlad.git.ht, which does seem to have some test post on…
Kwpolska on HN
Clearer index of posts and comments on the blog page
From 1 comment
1. There is no demo site with any reasonable content. hq.git.ht is blank, and has an invalid RSS feed. The videos show vlad.git.ht, which does seem to have some test post on…
Kwpolska on HN
Questions
Why not just use GitHub Pages RSS
From 1 comment
This is neat, but since GitHub pages generate an rss feed too, isn’t it easier to just blog there for free?
prepend on HN
Can you use a custom domain
From 1 comment
Author here. Let me address some of the questions that came up. I'm thankful and glad that most comments were well meaning and thoughtful. I'll opt to interpret charitably the…
fullmeta on HN
Alternatives named
Hugo with Netlify or GitHub Pages
From 2 comments
Ya… my web knowledge asymptotically approaches zero with each passing day, but I run my site on Hugo + netlify for $0 For comments/ forums I use giscuss. Also $0.
polalavik on HN1. There is no demo site with any reasonable content. hq.git.ht is blank, and has an invalid RSS feed. The videos show vlad.git.ht, which does seem to have some test post on…
Kwpolska on HN
Ghost
From 1 comment
Maybe what you're looking for blogging is Ghost. https://ghost.org/
doodlesdev on HN
Giscus for comments
From 1 comment
Ya… my web knowledge asymptotically approaches zero with each passing day, but I run my site on Hugo + netlify for $0 For comments/ forums I use giscuss. Also $0.
polalavik on HN