ZenHub

Dev tools

project management plugin

SHOW HN2014

159points
44comments
#153of 2,272 in 2014
Top 7%of 2014 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

8 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 14 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score -0.19.

Execution: 1 for, 9 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Keeps workflow inside GitHub, avoiding tool fragmentation

    From 2 comments
    • We have been using ZenHub for quite a while and have to say that it has been a great change from Trello. As a developer, I was already in Github all the time, so adding the…
      joshfinnie on HN
    • You're 100% correct. Blossom/trello/jira etc all suffer from the same data replication problem, though blossom is a pretty product. It was among the products we tried to use…
      rohamg on HN
  • Useful kanban pipeline for developers

    From 2 comments
    • We have been using ZenHub for quite a while and have to say that it has been a great change from Trello. As a developer, I was already in Github all the time, so adding the…
      joshfinnie on HN
    • I wrote how we use ZenHub at our startup here: http://devblog.edsurge.com/scrum-kanban-trello-github-issues/
      chibicode on HN

Objections

  • Relies on monkey-patching GitHub's UI, may break on updates

    From 3 comments
    • I couldn't imagine getting all my team to use this product and then suddently GitHub updates their UI and this plug-in is broken for days or weeks before an update hits the…
      Khao on HN
    • That's exactly my concern. I'm currently considering between waffle.io and huboard - and in general it seems to me safer that they use github's API, compared to Zenhub, which (is…
      gingerlime on HN
    • It could stop being able to insert content into the page if the structure changed. If they're smart they'll have tests that periodically check it still works and alert them if it…
      Flenser on HN
  • Chrome-only support

    From 2 comments
    • If only it could work on browsers that aren't Chrome...
      EduardoBautista on HN
    • That's exactly my concern. I'm currently considering between waffle.io and huboard - and in general it seems to me safer that they use github's API, compared to Zenhub, which (is…
      gingerlime on HN
  • Pricing seems high for small teams

    From 1 comment
    • Just some honest feedback regarding pricing. I think this looks really cool, and may give it a spin. However, not sure I can justify the charge for my team. I currently pay $25…
      jader201 on HN
  • Website JavaScript errors and lag

    From 3 comments
    • Whenever I click on any link in the top navigation menu I get a javascript error in Chrome : Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'top' of undefined
      Khao on HN
    • Clicking anywhere causes an error in Safari.
      EduardoBautista on HN
    • For me, that page is lagging like crazy (although other tabs work fine). Also, this is another good example of a headline that doesn't state anything about what the product…
      conradk on HN

Requests

  • Support for Firefox, Safari and mobile

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks so much for all the love, HN! I'll do my best to address everyones' questions in one post: 1) Cross-platform support: ZenHub for Firefox, Safari, and mobile is coming soon…
      rohamg on HN
  • Trello sync

    From 2 comments
    • This is rad, however, echoing others it does seem a bit risky to trust that Github won't swap out. For stuff like boards, it'd be nice to have an option sync with Trello. Worst…
      rglover on HN
    • Trello sync. Yes!!!
      WadeWilliams on HN
  • Bitbucket support

    From 1 comment
    • Looks awesome ! If you could do Bitbucket, that would be awesome (considering Bitbucket already has native Hipchat, Jira, etc.)
      sandGorgon on HN
  • Easier transition from Huboard

    From 1 comment
    • We already use huboard. It would be nice if this transition from huboard to ZenHub was more seamless. For now, I'm told that I need to create another board and I'm not entirely…
      repple on HN

Questions

  • How are updates to GitHub's UI handled

    From 1 comment
    • Wow, this seems like a cool product. I can't imagine building a product that relies so heavily on the UI of another service. How are updates handled?
      earless1 on HN
  • How is GitHub API rate limiting handled

    From 1 comment
    • How do (web)apps like this cope with the API request limiting? I can't imagine a client being OK with the app not working after 5000reqs.
      Revell on HN

Alternatives named

  • Huboard

    From 2 comments
    • That's exactly my concern. I'm currently considering between waffle.io and huboard - and in general it seems to me safer that they use github's API, compared to Zenhub, which (is…
      gingerlime on HN
    • We already use huboard. It would be nice if this transition from huboard to ZenHub was more seamless. For now, I'm told that I need to create another board and I'm not entirely…
      repple on HN
  • Waffle.io

    From 2 comments
    • That's exactly my concern. I'm currently considering between waffle.io and huboard - and in general it seems to me safer that they use github's API, compared to Zenhub, which (is…
      gingerlime on HN
    • This one does, but the ones like huboard and waffle.io use the API.
      Revell on HN
  • Blossom

    From 2 comments
    • Have you taken a look at Blossom as well? A few friends were telling me they have a killer Github integration.
      cwilson on HN
    • really? I did, but I found the github integration lacking actually. Lots of 'coming soon' functionality on the documentation pages last time I checked. huboard and waffle are…
      gingerlime on HN
  • Trello

    From 1 comment
    • This is rad, however, echoing others it does seem a bit risky to trust that Github won't swap out. For stuff like boards, it'd be nice to have an option sync with Trello. Worst…
      rglover on HN
  • gira

    From 1 comment
    • looks like fancy but chrome only version of https://github.com/jcouyang/gira
      oyanglulu on HN

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