Raise Your Flag
Productivity
career guidance
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
12 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Design: 5 for, 1 againstIdea: 5 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, well-designed interface
From 3 comments
Great interface! Very clean and I like the career path aspect to it.
srehnborg on HNBeautiful design. Clean, friendly colors, easy to read. Nice job!
Asparagirl on HNAside from the usual flame of whether or not to go to college, this is HIGHLY impressive in design and function. It's also an amazing idea. Good job OP!
colemorrison on HN
Filtering approach is unique
From 1 comment
I like the filtering approach - quite unique criteria, compared to what "similar" job-catalogue websites are offering. Well done, overall! :)
sebkomianos on HN
Good idea that avoids being condescending
From 1 comment
One of those ideas, which if not executed well, could be misleading and/or condescending. I was pleasantly surprised. Also very happy to see that it was not filled with Software…
hitekker on HN
Objections
Site has no search
From 1 comment
My quick 2 minute clicking around critique: 1. No search? A plumber is one one the best paid impossible-to-outsource-overseas jobs you can get without a college degree. Coming to…
ErikRogneby on HN
Back button and scrolling bugs
From 2 comments
I clicked through a few careers, tried to get back to HN, back button didn't work.
_djhrtmn on HNI had to close the tab as i couldn't scroll. Fuck new tech that doesn't work.
markdown on HN
Limited to Canadian companies
From 1 comment
As a self-taught developer who has had serious success without a college degree, I'm curious. But, why are there only Canadian companies?
midniteslayr on HN
Too few software careers
From 1 comment
why is "lead android developer" the only software related career path? what happened to just "software engineer" ?
mkoryak on HN
Requests
Add search
From 1 comment
My quick 2 minute clicking around critique: 1. No search? A plumber is one one the best paid impossible-to-outsource-overseas jobs you can get without a college degree. Coming to…
ErikRogneby on HN
Add union or trades filter
From 1 comment
My quick 2 minute clicking around critique: 1. No search? A plumber is one one the best paid impossible-to-outsource-overseas jobs you can get without a college degree. Coming to…
ErikRogneby on HN
Add American companies
From 1 comment
As a fellow self-taught developer, I agree. We see the need for showing possibilities that exist without a degree. As for Canadian companies? We’re in Canada and started with the…
sdybskiy on HN
Questions
Why Meteor instead of Rails
From 1 comment
Nice looking site. What did doing this in Meteor get you? Why did you go with a framework that focuses primarily on real-time interactions/data streaming? It seems to me this…
multiplegeorges on HN
How pagination works with Meteor
From 1 comment
I really like this. It reminds me of Mr. Money Mustache's "50 Jobs over $50,000 - Without a Degree": [Part 1]…
grardb on HN
Hosting cost and deployment
From 1 comment
I'm working on my meteor app too. Where are you hosting it? Can you provide more details on the deployment and how much monthly this costs you to keep it running?
YogeeKnows on HN
Alternatives named
Mr. Money Mustache's jobs without a degree series
From 1 comment
I really like this. It reminds me of Mr. Money Mustache's "50 Jobs over $50,000 - Without a Degree": [Part 1]…
grardb on HN
profoundlydisconnected.com
From 1 comment
I'm seeing huge amounts of commentary about going to college or not. Here's my take and experience for what it's worth, as well as a general response to some of the comments I'm…
sbuttgereit on HN