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SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
2 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Design: 2 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clear, well-executed tour
From 1 comment
Really clear. Good job. As a guy who usually reaches for python when no language is mandated by other factors, I'm supposed to like go. I think Scala is a more attractive…
CraigJPerry on HN
Cool and useful tool
From 2 comments
Nice work. Scala worksheets are a joy, REPLs in comparison are quite weak, IMO.
virtualwhys on HNVery cool. Is the source code available? Which libraries did you use?
picardo on HN
Objections
Initial result shown on load confused users
From 1 comment
I think it would be a good idea to not show the initial result when the page is first loaded. The first thing I tried on the page was to click the Run button without changing the…
Stratoscope on HN
Cursor resets to start after running code
From 1 comment
It would be nice if it remembered your cursor position after pressing Ctrl+Enter. At the moment it puts the cursor at the beginning of the textbox. Otherwise, very cool.
wtetzner on HN
Site appeared down
From 1 comment
Appears to be down.
zackliscio on HN
Requests
Remember cursor position after running code
From 1 comment
It would be nice if it remembered your cursor position after pressing Ctrl+Enter. At the moment it puts the cursor at the beginning of the textbox. Otherwise, very cool.
wtetzner on HN
Highlight results after running code
From 1 comment
I think it would be a good idea to not show the initial result when the page is first loaded. The first thing I tried on the page was to click the Run button without changing the…
Stratoscope on HN
Questions
Where does output appear?
From 1 comment
Where is the output supposed to show up?
sehr on HN
Is the source code available and which libraries are used?
From 1 comment
Very cool. Is the source code available? Which libraries did you use?
picardo on HN
Recommended introductory Scala book?
From 1 comment
Indeed, really cool to see so much similarity with Python. Anybody have any recommendations for a book on Scala? Something to use as an introduction to the language?
lesingerouge on HN
Alternatives named
Scala worksheets
From 1 comment
Nice work. Scala worksheets are a joy, REPLs in comparison are quite weak, IMO.
virtualwhys on HN
Python
From 1 comment
Really clear. Good job. As a guy who usually reaches for python when no language is mandated by other factors, I'm supposed to like go. I think Scala is a more attractive…
CraigJPerry on HN