just-dashboard
Dev tools
dashboard generator
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
3 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Idea: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Neat and useful for quick charts
From 3 comments
This is pretty neat...but is "dashboard" the proper descriptor here? I was expecting something completely different, when I clicked the link. Perhaps "turn your Gist into…
ryannevius on HNThis is great! I've looking for a nice way to have interactive charts on my blog. I used Plotly but quickly discovered that they only support 500 views per day. Ended up just…
rusbus on HNVery nice
O_H_E on HN
Uses jq queries for data transforms
From 1 comment
I was thinking: "oh, this is the kind of product I wanted to create when I first made https://github.com/fiatjaf/jq-web ", then I kept reading and found the following line: "you…
fiatjaf on HN
Objections
'Dashboard' is a misnomer; expected interactive charts
From 3 comments
This is pretty neat...but is "dashboard" the proper descriptor here? I was expecting something completely different, when I clicked the link. Perhaps "turn your Gist into…
ryannevius on HNThis is really cool but I still agree with ryannevius. Interactive charts would be more accurate. When I think dashboard, I think of a live feed of data with various tools for…
neurotrace on HNI think dashboard is a bit of a misnomer for what this produces.
iDemonix on HN
'Live' is questionable since gist data is static
From 1 comment
Is it really a 'live' dashboard if it's reading data from a static gist file?
boffinism on HN
Gist mention confuses people about what it needs
From 1 comment
I think mentionning gist has set some people on the wrong trail :/
jrimbault on HN
Backend setup documentation is insufficient
From 2 comments
I'd like to run a backend. What's the setup? (Couldn't find that in the docs; please forgive me if I missed it.)
conquistadog on HN> Do you think this is a good explanation? no. I think the question is more "how do i replicate the stuff going on at http://bottoml.in/e/ so that i can have these show up under…
masukomi on HN
Charts render poorly on mobile Safari
From 1 comment
The first chart on the more company led example doesn’t display correctly in safari on iphone. https://m.imgur.com/NhoGFMg?r
smudgymcscmudge on HN
Requests
Better documentation for using your own backend
From 1 comment
> Do you think this is a good explanation? no. I think the question is more "how do i replicate the stuff going on at http://bottoml.in/e/ so that i can have these show up under…
masukomi on HN
Better embed support for blogs
From 1 comment
This is great! I've looking for a nice way to have interactive charts on my blog. I used Plotly but quickly discovered that they only support 500 views per day. Ended up just…
rusbus on HN
Questions
How to set up a backend
From 1 comment
I'd like to run a backend. What's the setup? (Couldn't find that in the docs; please forgive me if I missed it.)
conquistadog on HN
Alternatives named
visdown
From 1 comment
This looks similar to http://visdown.com/.
domoritz on HN
billboard.js directly
From 1 comment
If you are only looking to embed charts in your blog you might be better off just using billboard.js directly https://naver.github.io/billboard.js/ That is what I used to create…
kantord on HN
Plotly
From 1 comment
This is great! I've looking for a nice way to have interactive charts on my blog. I used Plotly but quickly discovered that they only support 500 views per day. Ended up just…
rusbus on HN