Breakpoint.io
Productivity
project feedback platform
SHOW HN2013
150points
63comments
#128of 1,739 in 2013
Top 8%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
12 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 14 critical, out of 43 comments about the project. Thread score +0.00.
Design: 3 for, 4 againstIdea: 6 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 4 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 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 and clean design
From 3 comments
It'd be good to have the projects tagline on the mouseover display - so one doesn't have to navigate away to see what a project does. Great Job!
nns on HNGreat idea and execution, but it's somewhat telling that some of the "side projects" people are posting really don't look like side projects.
mayank on HNI like the idea and the design. This has some overlap with Launchsky (including a similar UI): http://launchsky.com The main difference is that we're a platform for sharing…
atte on HN
Useful way to discover other people's projects
From 2 comments
Nice idea. I think it's a great way to discover what other people are working on as well
ribeto on HNCool. I threw my side project up there: https://breakpoint.io/48-ringo/ http://www.tryringo.com Given that most Show HN's never hit the front page (mine was in the 1st page of…
j-m-o on HN
Objections
Thumbnails are large and hard to scan compared with HN's dense list
From 3 comments
I can't help but feel all these websites miss out on what makes Hacker News great: density of information leading to a quick scan of the zeitgeist. I just feel constrained…
goldfeld on HNI agree. This is a good idea but the giant thumbnails are very hard to parse since they clash with each other. Would be nicer if it was a simple uniformly styled text list with…
binarymax on HNHard to parse + frustratingly unfruitful. I just want to know what the things does, screenshot is a bonus.
thomseddon on HN
Site repeatedly down or throwing server errors
From 4 comments
I'm getting an Internal Server Error
sirchadlington on HNInternal server error
TallboyOne on HNSite is down.
littledot5566 on HNDown
holgersindbaek on HN
Many listed side projects look like advertising rather than side projects
From 2 comments
Great idea and execution, but it's somewhat telling that some of the "side projects" people are posting really don't look like side projects.
mayank on HNMobile apps that haven't been released yet? Seriously, I think Tappr and several others are just using this to advertise.
bduerst on HN
Requests
Show tagline on hover
From 2 comments
It'd be good to have the projects tagline on the mouseover display - so one doesn't have to navigate away to see what a project does. Great Job!
nns on HNI was about to comment the same thing. I'd really like to see short descriptions on hover of each thumbnail. I still can't tell what those sites do.
jqueryin on HN
Allow changing and deleting screenshots
From 2 comments
I love the idea! But I think it would be great if people would be able to change their thumbnail screenshot that is shown on the popular and latest list. I've added my project[1]…
illyism on HNcache problems with images of Breakpoint - still showing the same image even after i changed the screenshot of my side project
machbio on HN
Login with GitHub or Facebook
From 2 comments
Needs a login-with-github button - most of my side projects are on GitHub anyway.
voltagex_ on HNYou could make signup quicker by adding login with facebook. In this case probably twitter as you are also taking in the twitter username in profile.
acedip on HN
Questions
How do you get feedback before you have users?
From 2 comments
I totally agree. I think the main issue at this point is in order to have really good, constructive feedback, you need actual users. Maybe over time, once people start using…
coolbrow on HNI like the idea a lot. Nice work! One slightly negative impression: while there are already lots of good submissions and it looks like people are using the heart button, there…
danenania on HN
Alternatives named
Launchsky
From 1 comment
I like the idea and the design. This has some overlap with Launchsky (including a similar UI): http://launchsky.com The main difference is that we're a platform for sharing…
atte on HN
One Thing Well
From 1 comment
Many side projects don't have eye candy. Maybe skip the screenshot altogether, and just give a summary + link, which is what "One Thing Well" did. http://onethingwell.org Great…
expralitemonk on HN
Criticue
From 1 comment
Another site that tackles this from a non-social angle: http://criticue.com Interesting 1-for-1 review model. I've used it with good results.
ajryan on HN