Dnote
Dev tools
note taking cli
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
3 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score -0.30.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clean Go CLI source useful as a learning example
From 1 comment
I just took a look at the source, and I think this is the simplest non-trivial example of a Go command-line app I've seen. It's exactly what I've been looking for to get started…
bphogan on HN
Useful idea for capturing notes from the terminal
From 2 comments
Thanks for posting it! I've been wanting to actually write an identical tool but for a daily diary.
antjanus on HNvery cool tool, I'll integrate it into my workflow this week and see what happens.
beaconstudios on HN
Objections
Heartbeat network request to dnote.io on every CLI run raises privacy and performance concerns
From 3 comments
https://github.com/dnote-io/cli/blob/master/main.go#L271 Pinging your personal server every time someone runs your CLI tool is not something people would expect or be happy to…
Zikes on HNThis is cool, but why does it need to do the heartbeat with dnote.io? https://github.com/dnote-io/cli/blob/master/main.go#L272 This looks like the only place that you're doing a…
hiimnate on HNI'd say at the very least, the heartbeat should be spawned asynchronously. As it is, someone DOS-ing your API could cause problems for every user.
kedean on HN
A shell echo or append command already does the same thing
From 3 comments
I think a quick: ``` echo "you can write dev tools as shell functions" >>.notes ``` Would be pretty close to the same thing?
lallysingh on HNWhy not use ``` echo "crap" >> notes.md ``` It even supports markdown :D
d--b on HNA command line utility to do what can already be easily accomplished in the command line without installing anything extra... neat-o /s
Jimmie_Rustle on HN
Should not be restricted to coding
From 1 comment
Nice, but it shouldn't be restricted to coding, I think.
fiatjaf on HN
Requests
Remove or make opt-in the usage heartbeat
From 2 comments
I added it to see if other people will actually use the tool, and if I should invest time improving it. I plan to either remove it in the next patch or sending heartbeat less…
stockkid on HNWhat data does it transmit and is it opt-in?
cryptarch on HN
Web front end to browse and search notes
From 1 comment
Nice! I would probably use this if there were a web front end where I could browse/search all the notes I'd taken.
westoncb on HN
Spaced repetition or periodic review of notes
From 2 comments
consider spaced repetition to help the developer remember them (granted, that's a big scope change, so consider trade-offs between separate app vs embedded, etc)
charlieflowers on HNif you use GTD or a similar personal productivity system you could integrate reviewing your notes into your weekly/daily review.
beaconstudios on HN
Questions
What data the heartbeat transmits and whether it is opt-in
From 1 comment
What data does it transmit and is it opt-in?
cryptarch on HN
Alternatives named
Shell echo with >> to a notes file
From 2 comments
I think a quick: ``` echo "you can write dev tools as shell functions" >>.notes ``` Would be pretty close to the same thing?
lallysingh on HNWhy not use ``` echo "crap" >> notes.md ``` It even supports markdown :D
d--b on HN
Evernote
From 1 comment
Nice tool to scratch your own itch. I've thought of doing something similar many times, but I've found that just using Evernote or Quiver and having a reasonable search works…
ernestipark on HN
Quiver
From 1 comment
I like - and bought -Quiver, but I'm concerned with the lack of updates. I'm a firm believer in not adding needless features just to stay busy. For example, I use DEVONThink,…
mercer on HN
jrnl
From 1 comment
I find jrnl (http://jrnl.sh/) fits this a most other uses I have of text capture at the command line.
Toenex on HN
Day One journaling app
From 1 comment
http://dayoneapp.com/
tedmiston on HN