meethub
Web and SaaS
event management
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
1 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 5 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.19.
Privacy: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 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
Django is a good choice for this kind of project
From 1 comment
Django is a great tool for stuff like this. Well done.
timmytwotime on HN
Good work overall, needs a refined UI
From 2 comments
Great stuff, Iyanu. You just need to perfect the UI.
xkbd on HNLooks good; Needs refined UI
known on HN
Objections
Committed .env file exposed credentials in git history
From 3 comments
Looks like you committed a .env file previously with some semi-private details contained within it, plus you’ve hardcoded some Cloudinary API credentials. You may want to rotate…
graystevens on HNOld commits are still showing the credentials. Recommend following this guide to erase your .env from all commits.…
solox3 on HNIt's too late now in any case. Removing them is cute, but in terms of security credentials can only be rotated now. Removing them doesn't help when someone has already pulled…
krageon on HN
Uploading a non-image profile file crashes with a backtrace
From 2 comments
Minor bug report: Edit your profile. Upload a non-image file. Enjoy the backtrace. (Only discovered because uploading an image seems to be mandatory..)
stevekemp on HNOnly after signup too :|
wmichelin on HN
User information is publicly visible with autoincrementing IDs
From 1 comment
Attention! Do not sign up! Everyone's information is public on there with autoincrementing ID's. I am not sure if this is intended, but I didn't realize my information would be…
wmichelin on HN
UI needs work
From 2 comments
Great stuff, Iyanu. You just need to perfect the UI.
xkbd on HNLooks good; Needs refined UI
known on HN
Requests
Provide a public test account
From 1 comment
Would like a public test account to play around with it. Don't feel like signing up.
wehadfun on HN
Split into separate backend API and frontend projects
From 1 comment
Maybe it's wise to split the project into two: the backend API (service) and the frontend UI / UX? This way, if you're ultimately only interested in the service you're not…
chiefalchemist on HN
Questions
Why was this on the front page?
From 4 comments
Why on earth is this on front page?
Walkman on HNBecause someone submitted it to HN, and then the HN community found it interesting enough to vote it up.
stronglikedan on HNBecause people can show their side projects here. You might be really advanced and not impressed, that's fine. There's always that set of folks who are never impressed. I wish to…
segmondy on HNI'm not saying people should not show projects or doesn't belong here. I really like "Show HN" myself, but why did this particular project made to HN front page is what I don't…
Walkman on HN
Alternatives named
git-crypt for keeping secrets in a repo
From 1 comment
If anyone wants to keep secrets in a repo, git-crypt is your friend: https://www.agwa.name/projects/git-crypt/
rsyring on HN
BlackBox for encrypting secrets in a repo
From 1 comment
BlackBox is also great for this purpose: https://github.com/StackExchange/blackbox
Selfcommit on HN
gitleaks for detecting credentials in git
From 1 comment
made a little tool to catch these things https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks. working on a CI version of it right now as well. gotta protect those credentials. edit: ci…
pr0tocol_7 on HN