Subtask
Productivity
task management
SHOW HN2013
99points
71comments
#229of 1,739 in 2013
Top 14%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
7 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 15 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Privacy: 0 for, 8 againstIdea: 2 for, 5 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful visual overview of project progress and tasks
From 1 comment
Great tool, greatly increased the productivity of our group. The visualization gives you a proper overview of what's been done and what's still todo. Kudos.
FauserneEist on HN
Slick, elegant interface with responsive keyboard shortcuts
From 2 comments
I really like. I find mindmaps are my preferred way of organising my tasks. The experience has been nice and elegant. I did try dragging a node to an arbitrary position but looks…
martin-adams on HNThis is pretty fantastic. Some feedback: * I'd really love to see a blog for the subtask site, with some information about what the roadmap looks like, what type of stack your…
codereflection on HN
Clearly worded privacy policy and terms
From 1 comment
Interestingly, the Privacy Policy[1], Terms of Service[2] and Imprint[3] are some of the most clearly worded I've come across anywhere! :) [1]: https://www.subtask.com/privacy…
tekacs on HN
Objections
SSL only on top paid tiers is a security concern
From 3 comments
Quick question -- why is SSL encryption only offered on the top two tiers?
toki5 on HNSSL concerns the kind of people Subtask is marketing its product to. Including me. It's a non-starter as-is. I was interested to sign up and try it out right until then. Security…
bobwaycott on HNPay-for-security is a bad path to go down. Compare pay-for-ssl to using md5 on the lower tier for password encryption, while the upper tiers get something like bcrypt, or you…
skolor on HN
Password restrictions such as length and character limits
From 2 comments
"At least 5 characters, only letters and numbers please." It's 2013. Why are there still constraints on what characters can be use for a password? I would love to hear from the…
leetrout on HNMy concern here is that if there is a restriction on what passwords can contain, how are they being stored? It seems concerning that between entering and hash/(b/s)crypt-ing…
tekacs on HN
Mind maps are not how many people think or plan
From 3 comments
Does anyone's mind actually ever work like this? Mindmaps drive me insane.
cheez on HNFrom my experience, it's almost impossible to divide a whole software project into a hierarchical view like a mind map. Take for example a simple website. What will be your first…
subb on HNAs part of fiddling with a different way of displaying dependency information, I wrote a series of blog posts talking about how people don't think hierarchically.…
tunesmith on HN
Sensitive personal data in a task app is risky
From 1 comment
I like these services, but it's like trello. If I have personal tasks to do, those personal tasks will often include sensitive data. My grandmothers bank number, my medical card…
GhotiFish on HN
Requests
SSL on all tiers
From 2 comments
Yeah, it should be the absolute requirement for this kind of app on all tiers - free or otherwise.
ozataman on HNThis is pretty fantastic. Some feedback: * I'd really love to see a blog for the subtask site, with some information about what the roadmap looks like, what type of stack your…
codereflection on HN
Bulk task selection and editing
From 1 comment
I like it. A couple of issues I had: - There is no easy way to select a bunch of tasks - If you have selected a bunch of tasks, that's no use because you can't change them all at…
mAritz on HN
Add sibling task shortcut and faster list entry
From 1 comment
Looks awesome and I'm definitely going to be trying this out. My only initial concern is about how quickly I can input a long list of tasks. I don't see anything to add a sibling…
robert_tweed on HN
Integrations with Trello, GitHub issues
From 1 comment
This is pretty fantastic. Some feedback: * I'd really love to see a blog for the subtask site, with some information about what the roadmap looks like, what type of stack your…
codereflection on HN
Demo video
From 1 comment
Is there a demo video available? I think you should make one if you don't. Most people I've talked to having videos that outline basic way of using a product give extra 10-15%…
perlpimp on HN
Questions
Why SSL is limited to top tiers
From 1 comment
Quick question -- why is SSL encryption only offered on the top two tiers?
toki5 on HN
Tablet support plans
From 1 comment
Looks awesome and I'm definitely going to be trying this out. My only initial concern is about how quickly I can input a long list of tasks. I don't see anything to add a sibling…
robert_tweed on HN
Whether it is similar to MindNode
From 1 comment
looks slick!! congrats! Is it similiar to MindNode on the Mac? I use that a lot and have been on the hunt for a great web-alternative with no success so far!
philfrasty on HN
Alternatives named
Trello
From 1 comment
I like these services, but it's like trello. If I have personal tasks to do, those personal tasks will often include sensitive data. My grandmothers bank number, my medical card…
GhotiFish on HN
iThoughts
From 1 comment
Looks awesome and I'm definitely going to be trying this out. My only initial concern is about how quickly I can input a long list of tasks. I don't see anything to add a sibling…
robert_tweed on HN
MindNode
From 1 comment
looks slick!! congrats! Is it similiar to MindNode on the Mac? I use that a lot and have been on the hunt for a great web-alternative with no success so far!
philfrasty on HN
DropTask
From 1 comment
Looks interesting. I've been using DropTask (https://www.droptask.com) recently which is a slightly different take on visual task management. Still not sure whether I prefer it…
64kps on HN
Dia and FreeMind
From 1 comment
I find that students split two thirds to one third on this. Two thirds prefer 'linear' lists of topics and notes, the one third like the mind-map approach. This is 16 year olds…
keithpeter on HN