Coffee Filter
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javascript helper library
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Idea: 1 for, 2 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
Useful utility functions that commenters had wanted
From 3 comments
A lot of these seem really useful -- a nice set of things I've grumbled at having to write myself before as well as things that I haven't had a need for but I could very easily…
lazerwalker on HNNicely done, these look like useful functions. I think it would be helpful to split them out as separate downloads so I can integrate them piecemeal.
conesus on HNI generally don't get much value out of things that look like pet libraries on here, but there are a few utilities in here that I have genuinely missed having in the past, so…
bmelton on HN
Nicely designed site
From 1 comment
The library name is quite misleading. I was expecting extensions to the CoffeeScript language. But instead this is just a bunch of javascript functions written in coffeescript…
coenhyde on HN
Objections
Name is misleading; it is JavaScript written in CoffeeScript, not language extensions
From 1 comment
The library name is quite misleading. I was expecting extensions to the CoffeeScript language. But instead this is just a bunch of javascript functions written in coffeescript…
coenhyde on HN
Collection feels unfocused and unrelated
From 1 comment
These all look pretty useful but they all seem kind of unrelated and the project strikes me as kind of unfocused. It would be cool if the these features were added to a larger…
rgbrgb on HN
Function names use snake_case instead of camelCase
From 1 comment
Why are all the function names in snake_case instead of camelCase?
Qerub on HN
Requests
Split functions into separate downloads
From 1 comment
Nicely done, these look like useful functions. I think it would be helpful to split them out as separate downloads so I can integrate them piecemeal.
conesus on HN
Use camelCase function names
From 1 comment
Why are all the function names in snake_case instead of camelCase?
Qerub on HN
Keep snake_case
From 1 comment
Please keep the snake_case. Think of all the things that CoffeeScript borrowed from ruby while omitting the snake_case. We aren't that far from being able to write most frontend…
benatkin on HN
Questions
Why market it as CoffeeScript helpers
From 1 comment
A lot of these seem really useful -- a nice set of things I've grumbled at having to write myself before as well as things that I haven't had a need for but I could very easily…
lazerwalker on HN
Why function names are snake_case
From 1 comment
Why are all the function names in snake_case instead of camelCase?
Qerub on HN
Alternatives named
Bootstrap
From 2 comments
These all look pretty useful but they all seem kind of unrelated and the project strikes me as kind of unfocused. It would be cool if the these features were added to a larger…
rgbrgb on HNTotally agree. A lot of this stuff would be a nice fit for Bootstrap especially.
nachteilig on HN