CodeHalf
Productivity
habit tracker
SHOW HN2015
87points
52comments
#305of 2,565 in 2015
Top 12%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
4 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for building a daily coding habit
From 2 comments
(Not commenting on the site/feature directly just the idea.) As a person who wrote code for a year every day working on a game in my free time, you'd be surprised how much…
khalilravanna on HNEasy to understand UI, imho. It'd be nice to be able to add notes for days in the past, in case you forgot to fill in one day. Also, is it possible to edit a topic once it's…
mshmsh on HN
Objections
Sign-up and UI are confusing; the app's purpose is unclear
From 3 comments
Signed up because the idea is interesting but the UI was really confusing. I would spend a bit more time polishing how you direct users through the flow. Ask yourself: "What are…
sergiotapia on HNUnfortunately no, I still don't know what the app even does. Time to polish the UX! :)
sergiotapia on HNThe idea is good but the UI is kinda confusing. Adding a tutorial page to guide new users through this will be helpful.
s4chin on HN
Third-party-only login is off-putting
From 2 comments
Hm, no email/password login? Is there any technical reason behind that? I might be an oldschooler, but I find websites, that require 3rd party credentials off-putting.
kbart on HNAwesome work. But I would prefer log-in/registration with own email/password combo. I hate 3rd party logins. One alternative would be, and what worked for me, is a simple old…
n3on_net on HN
Sign-up button missing on iPad 2 and mobile layout incomplete
From 2 comments
On an iPad 2 (iOS 7), the sign up button seems to be missing - I can't find it anywhere on the page. Also, it would be helpful to have some screenshots or a video demonstrating…
_____________- on HNHey thanks for the feedback, there's quite a bit left to do for mobile and tablet layouts, will make sure to address this. I've thought about adding screenshots or a short video…
efexen on HN
Requests
Email/password login
From 2 comments
Awesome work. But I would prefer log-in/registration with own email/password combo. I hate 3rd party logins. One alternative would be, and what worked for me, is a simple old…
n3on_net on HNHm, no email/password login? Is there any technical reason behind that? I might be an oldschooler, but I find websites, that require 3rd party credentials off-putting.
kbart on HN
GitHub and Bitbucket integration for automatic commit tracking
From 3 comments
Nice work! It would be cool if you pulled my commits for the day and showed them in the log. I experimented with a similar idea (https://github.com/samertm/githubstreaks), and…
nosefrog on HNI think automatic tracking of public repositories for now would do ok ( if you can check on that). I wouldn't do "picking commits", because people mostly won't do that. Nice…
NicoJuicy on HNI honestly don't know what work is involved, but if you integrate with Github, please do the same for BitBucket. BB gets less visibility because most people use it to keep their…
toyg on HN
Tutorial or onboarding for new users
From 2 comments
The idea is good but the UI is kinda confusing. Adding a tutorial page to guide new users through this will be helpful.
s4chin on HNSigned up because the idea is interesting but the UI was really confusing. I would spend a bit more time polishing how you direct users through the flow. Ask yourself: "What are…
sergiotapia on HN
Editing topics after creation and adding notes for past days
From 1 comment
Easy to understand UI, imho. It'd be nice to be able to add notes for days in the past, in case you forgot to fill in one day. Also, is it possible to edit a topic once it's…
mshmsh on HN
Questions
Will it send reminders when a day is missed?
From 1 comment
That's cool. Will you send out nagging emails/messages if I miss out one day?
kybernetyk on HN
Alternatives named
WakaTime
From 2 comments
Couldn't find many features to try out. If I need to see how much I have coded in a day/week/month, I use Wakatime. It silently keeps track of all the programming I do.
wirddin on HNReminds me of https://wakatime.com/
sucrose on HN
Pomodoro timers such as tomato-timer
From 1 comment
Awesome work. But I would prefer log-in/registration with own email/password combo. I hate 3rd party logins. One alternative would be, and what worked for me, is a simple old…
n3on_net on HN
GitHub streaks
From 1 comment
Nice work! It would be cool if you pulled my commits for the day and showed them in the log. I experimented with a similar idea (https://github.com/samertm/githubstreaks), and…
nosefrog on HN