KnowWeather

Consumer and social

weather app

SHOW HN2016

19points
8comments
#1,233of 2,264 in 2016
Top 55%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

0 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.27.

Docs: 0 for, 3 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Screenshot looks nice

    From 1 comment
    • I love what's on the screenshot, but without an English version I uninstalled it immediately because I don't understand anything in there and couldn't figure out if I can switch…
      alicoding on HN

Objections

  • No English description or UI language, hard to use for non-Chinese speakers

    From 4 comments
    • I love what's on the screenshot, but without an English version I uninstalled it immediately because I don't understand anything in there and couldn't figure out if I can switch…
      alicoding on HN
    • Any way to get it in English? At least the description? And what is the source api of the weather data?
      techaddict009 on HN
    • A description in English would be nice.
      pcr0 on HN
    • More info about the project would be helpful. Translation would be helpful.
      sreenadh on HN
  • Post doesn't state the platform or describe the project

    From 2 comments
  • Non-English projects on Show HN are off-putting

    From 2 comments
    • I agree that English is the lingua franca of software industry. Also it is kind of stupid fo Shown HN that's not written, or pre-Google-Translate-linked, in English. But at the…
      phantomathkg on HN
    • Why do people keep adding projects without any description in English. I'm sure there are Chinese technology related forums.
      19kuba22 on HN

Requests

  • Provide an English description

    From 3 comments
    • Any way to get it in English? At least the description? And what is the source api of the weather data?
      techaddict009 on HN
    • A description in English would be nice.
      pcr0 on HN
    • More info about the project would be helpful. Translation would be helpful.
      sreenadh on HN
  • Provide English translation or language switch

    From 3 comments
    • I love what's on the screenshot, but without an English version I uninstalled it immediately because I don't understand anything in there and couldn't figure out if I can switch…
      alicoding on HN
    • Any way to get it in English? At least the description? And what is the source api of the weather data?
      techaddict009 on HN
    • More info about the project would be helpful. Translation would be helpful.
      sreenadh on HN

Questions

  • What is the source API of the weather data?

    From 1 comment
    • Any way to get it in English? At least the description? And what is the source api of the weather data?
      techaddict009 on HN
  • Why did this reach the front page?

    From 1 comment
    • How did this get to the front page when no one even seems to know what it is or the platform?
      ohyoutravel on HN

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