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browser extension for github
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for quickly reading repo descriptions
From 2 comments
Definitely a very useful Chrome extension. I discover a lot of Github repos through my Github frontpage feed, and this will make reading the descriptions much quicker.
mappum on HNI'm not really a fan of the website design since it mimics GitHub so much that it took me like 30 seconds to figure out that this is a third party product. I have installed the…
r3bl on HN
Good idea, could be extended to other link types
From 1 comment
Wonderful extension idea. Maybe we could extend it further for other popular destinations (links to tweets, facebook pages, email addresses, domains).
captn3m0 on HN
Objections
Requests permission to read and write all websites, which is alarming
From 1 comment
"Would like to request permission to read and write all data on websites you visit" No thanks.
xux on HN
Design mimics GitHub so closely it is confusing
From 2 comments
I'm not really a fan of the website design since it mimics GitHub so much that it took me like 30 seconds to figure out that this is a third party product. I have installed the…
r3bl on HNMaybe move all github fake-stuff below your own information and add a clear visible separator? I was confused at first too, but "got it" pretty quickly.
zeisss on HN
Requests
Support other browsers such as Firefox, Safari and Edge
From 2 comments
Why no cross-browser support? Supporting Safari and IE11/Edge doesnt take much.
ricardobeat on HNI don't think Edge has extension support yet. A Firefox port shouldn't be that difficult though.
dan-silver on HN
Support Greasemonkey or Tampermonkey version
From 1 comment
Looks good. Suggestions: * Greasemonkey / Tampermonkey version instead of an extension * Allow it to work on GitHub links outside of GH? Like if someone links a GH repo here.
nacs on HN
Work on GitHub links outside GitHub
From 1 comment
Looks good. Suggestions: * Greasemonkey / Tampermonkey version instead of an extension * Allow it to work on GitHub links outside of GH? Like if someone links a GH repo here.
nacs on HN
Questions
Why it needs to be an extension rather than a CSS popup
From 1 comment
I guess I don't understand why this needs to be an extension and can't be a CSS popup or whatever .. anyone know?
fit2rule on HN
Alternatives named
Peek on iPhone 3D Touch
From 1 comment
Very cool. It does remind me of the incredibly useful Peek functionality on iPhone 6S when you 3D Touch an item on screen. Have you considered rebranding as GitHub Peek? :)
Rygu on HN