twilio-translator
Languages and libraries
translation service
SHOW HN2010
21points
13comments
#76of 370 in 2010
Top 21%of 2010 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
4 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Execution: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Works well and is a handy, slick hack
From 3 comments
Just tested it out, worked like a charm. Very handy!
jsatok on HNgood job! tried it out and it seemed to work as expected.
vlod on HNPretty slick. Would be nice to have a bit more in the way of menus at some point - press 1 to repeat the phrase, 2 to do a new one, etc. Nice job.
mgkimsal on HN
Objections
Transcription sometimes returns blank, calls hang up or error
From 2 comments
Just called and choose Japanese, after asking me what to translate I got to the (pleasant, it seems Japanese?) waiting music but eventually hung up after 5 minutes because…
bartman on HN"We're sorry, an application error has occurred. Good bye!" :(
zbanks on HN
Requests
Add menu options like repeat phrase or new phrase
From 1 comment
Pretty slick. Would be nice to have a bit more in the way of menus at some point - press 1 to repeat the phrase, 2 to do a new one, etc. Nice job.
mgkimsal on HN
Set a default language
From 1 comment
dude, remember this is 4 hours work, in a hackday environment with weak wifi. api's were breaking left and right, but the good folks at apigee, heroku and twilio were responsive.…
jdavid on HN
Questions
Is this an IVR in the US?
From 1 comment
Sorry, a bit confused. Is this some sort of an IVR in the US?
train_robber on HN
Alternatives named
Twimlets menu
From 1 comment
You can build a many very easily with Twimlets: http://labs.twilio.com/twimlets/menu
abraham on HN