a small weekendish project
Dev tools
json editor
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
10 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 5 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstDocs: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, nice-looking design
From 3 comments
Very awesome. I use http://jsonviewer.stack.hu/ often but this looks much cleaner. Do you plan to keep it up indefinitely or open-source it?
callmeed on HNVery clean. FYI, when saving I get a URL like undefined/api/jsonBlob/50e46e66e4b006ece99dff64.
kodablah on HNNice! I have to use things like this all the time when debugging writes to mongo, so this is really neat. I like the design, although being able to resize the windows would be…
e1ven on HN
Useful for mock API endpoints and sharing data among engineers
From 1 comment
Nicely done, sir. Wasn't exactly sure what the true power was for a minute. I really like the json editor, but what really sells it is being able to have mock urls that actually…
geuis on HN
Useful for debugging MongoDB writes
From 2 comments
Nice! I have to use things like this all the time when debugging writes to mongo, so this is really neat. I like the design, although being able to resize the windows would be…
e1ven on HNCould be useful if one was writing an DB Admin backend for MongoDB.
ericcholis on HN
Objections
Unsaved-changes warning is too sensitive
From 1 comment
"This page is asking you to confirm that you want to leave - data you have entered may not be saved." ... far to sensitive. You can press "clear" in the toolbar then try to close…
jarofgreen on HN
Upload never finishes in Chrome on Linux
From 1 comment
When I try to upload json it never seems to finish. Chrome/Linux Other than that, I like it a lot. Very cool side project
hnriot on HN
Dropdown items unusable on iOS
From 1 comment
Cool. FYI, the items within the drop downs are not usable on my idevice
officialjunk on HN
Editor cannot be resized and wastes space on smaller screens
From 1 comment
Nice! I have to use things like this all the time when debugging writes to mongo, so this is really neat. I like the design, although being able to resize the windows would be…
e1ven on HN
Requests
Support JSONP callback URLs
From 1 comment
it would be nice if I could give it a jsonp URL and a callback function name
evan_ on HN
Integration with CouchDB admin interface
From 1 comment
This would be great to tie into CouchDBs admin interface!
cdcarter on HN
Pre-filled placeholders for key/value fields
From 1 comment
I like the idea bu... When adding new key/value pairs, the text 'field' and 'value' should either be placeholders or selected on focus so a user's first keypress wipes those…
BillSaysThis on HN
Make mock URL feature more prominent in the demo
From 1 comment
Nicely done, sir. Wasn't exactly sure what the true power was for a minute. I really like the json editor, but what really sells it is being able to have mock urls that actually…
geuis on HN
Questions
Is it open source or will it be kept up indefinitely?
From 1 comment
Very awesome. I use http://jsonviewer.stack.hu/ often but this looks much cleaner. Do you plan to keep it up indefinitely or open-source it?
callmeed on HN
Is this the same site as jsoneditoronline.org?
From 1 comment
I'm a touch confused -- http://www.jsoneditoronline.org/ Is this your site as well?
toki5 on HN
Is there a directory of similar small sites?
From 1 comment
Nice job. I love these kinds of small helper/utility sites, it's big part of why I follow HN. Is there a directory of sites like this somewhere, by the way?
fredsted on HN
Alternatives named
jsoneditoronline.org
From 1 comment
I'm a touch confused -- http://www.jsoneditoronline.org/ Is this your site as well?
toki5 on HN
jsonviewer.stack.hu
From 1 comment
Very awesome. I use http://jsonviewer.stack.hu/ often but this looks much cleaner. Do you plan to keep it up indefinitely or open-source it?
callmeed on HN
json.parser.online.fr
From 1 comment
Nice, an upgrade from http://json.parser.online.fr/ for quick looks at json.
syassami on HN