CommitPrint
Creative
poster generator
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
12 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Idea: 8 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 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
Clean, direct site design
From 2 comments
I think the site is nice - it's clean and directly to the point. No huge hero and no click-throughs to get to the meat of your project. Prices for your posters seem entirely…
lolsal on HNLove the look of the site! How are you getting these printed and shipped? Do you do it yourself or consume a 3rd party service?
pwny on HN
Fun way to display work history
From 3 comments
Yeah I think it's a sense of accomplishment. You worked on something really hard and seeing data to reflect that is fun. That said posting it on a wall to say "Hey look what I've…
jastanton on HNThey way I look at it, its not about how many big dots you have, it tells the story of your time on that project. I'd love to get this for my team after a major release. "Ah…
jonshariat on HNVery cool. I think there's a lot of focus on code quality and organization and shit; sometimes it's important to remember you built something! You should be proud of yourself.
debt on HN
Objections
Privacy concern about sending private code to a third party
From 1 comment
I would love to order a poster but I just cannot get over the whole -- exposing my teams private code to a 3rd party thing. Any chance you have a hosted version of this?
jastanton on HN
Site slow or overloaded under traffic
From 2 comments
Hey yall, looks like it's being hugged to death right now... I'm trying to keep up!
aarondf on HNQueues are seriously backing up. Sorry about this!
aarondf on HN
Requests
Support for repos or team posters
From 2 comments
Is there a way to get these for a repo? I'd love order a couple for my teams. Thanks!
smortaz on HNA team commit heatmap would be great for the office tho...
stocktech on HN
Email notification when poster is ready
From 1 comment
Can you set up an "email when its ready" feature?
rememberlenny on HN
Questions
Is it making money?
From 1 comment
Hi! Love your site. Always wondered, is it making any money?
negative34 on HN
Does it work with private repos?
From 2 comments
What about private repos. Will this work?
gravypod on HNFrom the FAQ on the site: "I don't have a lot of public commits, can I use private commits? You can, actually. You'll have to make that change on github.com though. Go to your…
passivepinetree on HN
Alternatives named
commits.io
From 1 comment
Hey, great work! Similar to my project https://commits.io Shoot me an email (ortuna AT gmail) if you want to compare notes. I've done a lot of work on how to get those generation…
ortuna on HN
GitHub contributions widget for Android
From 1 comment
A made a similar project for Android smartphones "Github Contributions Widget". https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=by.aleks.ghcwidget The app is open source…
xroker on HN
contwidgetor
From 1 comment
If you just want a little widget to display and not necessarily a poster, there is also this: https://github.com/jrm2k6/contwidgetor (gets your bitbucket contributions as well).
jrm2k6 on HN