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My first python web app - What do you want to do this year?

thisyr.com

#new year resolutions#goal pledges#twitter app#django app

70points
24comments
#360of 1,739 in 2013
Top 21%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 5 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.

Execution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean simple design

    From 1 comment
    • I quite like the simplicity of it. Personally, I'd move the "Submit" button next to the textbox for the resolution or directly underneath it (to the right of the checkbox's…
      arenaninja on HN
  • Congratulations on first Python app

    From 1 comment
    • I've got a 'KeyError at /twitter/thanks' when refusing access from the app to my twitter account (no offense meant, I was just testing it out) and then clicking on "Go Back to…
      adlq on HN

Objections

  • Debug mode leaks error details

    From 2 comments
    • You should probably set DEBUG at False. This is very undesirable in a production environment as it will probably leak sensitive information that attackers can use against your…
      mmq on HN
    • I like it tis pretty cool. I'm not a Pythoner but I believe you have debug mode on, was revealing some errors to me.
      ceeK on HN
  • Errors when denying Twitter access

    From 2 comments
    • I've got a 'KeyError at /twitter/thanks' when refusing access from the app to my twitter account (no offense meant, I was just testing it out) and then clicking on "Go Back to…
      adlq on HN
    • Seconded - I tried to participate but wasn't willing to give access to my twitter account. It gave me a very verbose error page.
      cookingrobot on HN
  • Design looks unattractive on desktop

    From 1 comment
    • Looks cool, it would be nice to have some kind of voting system for pledges and maybe reminders to achieve the pledge every few months. Also, the design works on mobile but isn't…
      jimzvz on HN

Requests

  • Add voting on pledges

    From 1 comment
    • Looks cool, it would be nice to have some kind of voting system for pledges and maybe reminders to achieve the pledge every few months. Also, the design works on mobile but isn't…
      jimzvz on HN
  • Add reminders and progress tracking

    From 2 comments
    • Looks cool, it would be nice to have some kind of voting system for pledges and maybe reminders to achieve the pledge every few months. Also, the design works on mobile but isn't…
      jimzvz on HN
    • I keep seeing similar apps popping up on HN. Wish you guys the best! Making an app is simple, but do you have a plan to continuously improve your app/bring more people to your…
      wanghq on HN

Questions

  • What stack was used?

    From 2 comments
    • Cool. What's the stack?
      chewxy on HN
    • I was thinking of making a python web app integrated with Twitter. Why did you choose python over other languages and what else was in the stack?
      sycren on HN

Alternatives named

  • startupresolution.com

    From 1 comment
    • Nice app. Looks very similar to http://startupresolution.com that we launched on hn on 29th.
      smit on HN

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