My first web app
Web and SaaS
document generation
SHOW HN2016
297points
140comments
#66of 2,264 in 2016
Top 3%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
19 positive, 39 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 26 critical, out of 89 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 6 for, 6 againstExecution: 1 for, 10 againstDesign: 6 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 against
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clean design that does one thing well
From 3 comments
I like it. Dead simple. Makes nice output. The UI is correct. I would use. Feedback: Consider replacing "We take privacy seriously" with "I take privacy seriously". Better yet,…
johnwheeler on HN++kudos for that. Simple, yet effective. Does one thing, but does it well. I was impressed that when I didn't fill in the "Organization" field, it left it out of the PDF…
photonios on HNLooks beautiful, dude. I love your typography. Very similar design in terms of simplicity to something I'm working on. So maybe I'm just patting myself on the back, but I dig it.…
onlyrealcuzzo on HN
Encouraging to see a beginner's first project on HN
From 3 comments
I really like the fact that something this simple can make the top of the HN's front page. It makes this site feel really beginner-friendly and encouraging. A great contrast with…
golergka on HNWell, I always thought HackerNews was supposed to be about hackers doing newsworthy things... Dissing the establishment is all fine and good, but personally I love seeing people…
cyberferret on HNgreat stuff man! congrats! good idea too
hellothree23 on HN
Objections
Built by a contracted agency (CodeGophers), not the poster
From 3 comments
You're right. Looks like the actual development is done by CodeGophers. https://codegophers.com/ "Email us a programming task and we'll finish it in 48 hours" I would say most…
sideproject on HNNot really "Show HN" stuff. Poster did not code it, mercenary programming shop did.
shiven on HNCodeGophers founder here. First off, congrats to Adam for getting his idea launched and hitting the top of HN with his first project. Adam came to us with idea, designs, domain,…
marcell on HN
Frequent Internal Server Errors on empty or invalid input
From 5 comments
Hi,nice work! found a bug only worked for me when filled all the fields. Internal Server Error when i left "cc" field empty. Keep up the good work.
a_j_s on HNMinor bug: If I hit "Create a PDF" without entering any data I get an internal server error page.
davidshepherd7 on HNInternal Server Error
beher on HNEntering a non-American date format, or leaving the date blank, gives an internal server error. Nice project, well done!
randomsearch on HNFrequently fails with Internal Server Error. And please, add HTTPS: https://letsencrypt.org/
anton_gogolev on HN
Privacy claims unclear; no privacy policy or encryption
From 3 comments
"We take privacy seriously" With an unencrypted service, without any way for others to audit your code, without even basic contact info and with a misleading company name... Who…
Twisell on HNOn the business end it doesn't matter overtly, privacy claims are worthless until backed by law. Like Microsoft signing data protection agreements with the European Union, before…
eksemplar on HN+1 on removing it completely, you need a privacy policy link instead, you might create one your own with some online template or better yet have a lawyer write it for you,…
mostafaberg on HN
Pointless compared to Word or LibreOffice
From 3 comments
I don't get it. What's the benefit over starting libre office and saving as PDF ?
sametmax on HNIt's so much easier to open up Ms Word, have a template by your choice, and export as PDF. I don't get it guys. Super nice domain occupied for a trivial thing... edit: Maybe an…
gchokov on HNI am probably missing something in the mobile view. What makes this page easier than creating this in any product from Libreoffice to Word and exporting to pdf?
lucb1e on HN
Requests
Add HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
From 2 comments
Looks great, works great. I'd recommend setting up a free TLS certificate from LetsEncrypt
arkadiyt on HNFrequently fails with Internal Server Error. And please, add HTTPS: https://letsencrypt.org/
anton_gogolev on HN
Fix paste and copy-text input
From 2 comments
Two things stood out right away (on Firefox 42) and point 2 particularly dissuaded me from checking it out any further. 1. It doesn't check for empty content and produces a pdf…
p333347 on HNI tried copying some text from a URL (copy/paste the content of that page) into the memo box and hit the create button: Internal Server Error Here's the URL I used. Hope this…
kelvin0 on HN
Default date to current date
From 2 comments
Might default the date to current date.
mythrwy on HNVery cool. Pretty much flawless on iOS (8.3) right down to just opening the pdf in iBooks. Loads fast enough that I can grab it between stops on the metro. Is the date going to…
csydas on HN
Publish the source code
From 1 comment
Would you publish the code too? Congrats!
teeboy on HN
Questions
Did the maker write any code themselves?
From 1 comment
Did you write any of the code yourself? That's what people are wondering.
ng12 on HN
What tech stack and hosting are used?
From 1 comment
Very nice! A few questions: - Where are you hosting this site? - What is your tech stack? - Do have any plan to build on this web app?
anondon on HN
Alternatives named
LibreOffice or Microsoft Word exported to PDF
From 2 comments
I don't get it. What's the benefit over starting libre office and saving as PDF ?
sametmax on HNIt's so much easier to open up Ms Word, have a template by your choice, and export as PDF. I don't get it guys. Super nice domain occupied for a trivial thing... edit: Maybe an…
gchokov on HN
Quill.js editor
From 1 comment
Not only that, the editor (which seems to be one of the main points of this Show HN) is a plan version of Quill.js: http://quilljs.com/playground/ I am all about reusing…
franciscop on HN