Steerway

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developer tips sharing

SHOW HN2012

39points
11comments
#600of 1,677 in 2012
Top 36%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

4 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.25.

Idea: 2 for, 2 againstDocs: 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 that helps build best practices knowledge

    From 2 comments
    • This is a great idea. I'm an Android developer and every now and then I think "I must be doing this wrong somehow". A list like that helps building a mental database of best…
      gardarh on HN
    • Really good idea. Thank you for doing this.
      thebentarrow on HN
  • Nice work and useful site

    From 2 comments
    • nice work.
      helloayo on HN
    • I notice that some of the tips have code examples and some don't. I know that people other than the author of the tip can post comments, but it may be useful if they could also…
      pendext on HN

Objections

  • Overlaps with Stack Overflow Android tag and Q&A

    From 2 comments
    • Couple questions: 1) What differentiates steerway from http://android.stackexchange.com/? 2) Why is /collections included in the nav if it's NYI?
      idle_processor on HN
    • Regarding (1), that site is specifically for Android users, not developers. You'd be better of comparing it to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android
      spacemanaki on HN
  • Coderwall protips already serve this purpose

    From 1 comment
    • A natural(and good lookin) place to share tips is to write a Coderwall protip: http://coderwall.com/n/android
      beghbali on HN

Requests

  • Allow code examples such as gists in tips

    From 1 comment
    • I notice that some of the tips have code examples and some don't. I know that people other than the author of the tip can post comments, but it may be useful if they could also…
      pendext on HN
  • Open the Django section

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • What differentiates it from the Android Stack Exchange site

    From 1 comment
    • Couple questions: 1) What differentiates steerway from http://android.stackexchange.com/? 2) Why is /collections included in the nav if it's NYI?
      idle_processor on HN
  • Why Collections appears in the nav while not implemented

    From 1 comment
    • Couple questions: 1) What differentiates steerway from http://android.stackexchange.com/? 2) Why is /collections included in the nav if it's NYI?
      idle_processor on HN

Alternatives named

  • Stack Overflow

    From 2 comments
    • Couple questions: 1) What differentiates steerway from http://android.stackexchange.com/? 2) Why is /collections included in the nav if it's NYI?
      idle_processor on HN
    • Regarding (1), that site is specifically for Android users, not developers. You'd be better of comparing it to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android
      spacemanaki on HN
  • Coderwall protips

    From 1 comment
    • A natural(and good lookin) place to share tips is to write a Coderwall protip: http://coderwall.com/n/android
      beghbali on HN

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