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77points
38comments
#612of 2,195 in 2019
Top 28%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

3 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 11 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.29.

Execution: 1 for, 6 againstIdea: 1 for, 4 againstPerformance: 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

  • Good data and useful dataset for startup job trends

    From 2 comments
    • This is great. What tools/languages have you used to build it?
      andreyazimov on HN
    • It's great that you have lots of data to be able to analyze, but I think you've missed the point with that you're analyzing. I'm not sure what the visualizing is doing to offer…
      wmab on HN

Objections

  • Visualizations offer little insight beyond obvious geographic and monthly patterns

    From 1 comment
    • It's great that you have lots of data to be able to analyze, but I think you've missed the point with that you're analyzing. I'm not sure what the visualizing is doing to offer…
      wmab on HN
  • Startup definition is too broad, including public companies like Netflix and LinkedIn

    From 2 comments
    • LinkedIn is straight up a Microsoft property now, so it's not even considered "late-stage" anymore. Netflix was founded in the late 90s, so if you consider them a startup, then…
      dentemple on HN
    • A definition that includes Playstation, which is a 24 year old brand created by Sony, a 72 year old public multinational corporation. It seems like your broad definition is any…
      Impossible on HN
  • C# is lumped with C and C++, making the technology chart misleading

    From 2 comments
    • I was curious as to why neither C# nor .NET appeared on the "Top Technologies" graph. Then I realized it apparently combines C, C++, and C# into a single bucket, given that the…
      irontoby on HN
    • This website is a great example of the challenges with being data-driven. It leads to a conclusion which is terribly flawed because of a failure to account for relevant nuance in…
      cdoxsey on HN
  • Many site pages returned 404 errors

    From 3 comments

Requests

  • Add salary information

    From 1 comment
    • It's great that you have lots of data to be able to analyze, but I think you've missed the point with that you're analyzing. I'm not sure what the visualizing is doing to offer…
      wmab on HN
  • Compare with previous years and show year-over-year changes

    From 2 comments
    • It's great that you have lots of data to be able to analyze, but I think you've missed the point with that you're analyzing. I'm not sure what the visualizing is doing to offer…
      wmab on HN
    • Thanks for this, yes I think these could be good ideas. Just quickly on d) I meant it would be visually useful to see a table showing the data for the top 5 or 10 countries too,…
      wmab on HN
  • Show jobs breakdown by startup

    From 2 comments
    • It's great that you have lots of data to be able to analyze, but I think you've missed the point with that you're analyzing. I'm not sure what the visualizing is doing to offer…
      wmab on HN
    • These are some great points. I appreciate you taking the time to write them down. I'll see which of them I can implement. a) Comparison with previous years will be totally…
      marckohlbrugge on HN
  • Add a table of top countries by postings

    From 2 comments
    • It's great that you have lots of data to be able to analyze, but I think you've missed the point with that you're analyzing. I'm not sure what the visualizing is doing to offer…
      wmab on HN
    • Thanks for this, yes I think these could be good ideas. Just quickly on d) I meant it would be visually useful to see a table showing the data for the top 5 or 10 countries too,…
      wmab on HN

Questions

  • Why is Microsoft, Docker or assembly listed as technology

    From 3 comments
    • Feels weird to see Microsoft as a technology in the top technologies diagram. Also it is surprising that there are many job posts for assembly.
      teacpde on HN
    • I was also surprised that the word Docker or Containers didn't make the list in that section.
      rhacker on HN
    • If you drill down the assembly jobs seems related to manufacturing assembly.
      pkaye on HN
  • What tools and languages were used to build it

    From 1 comment
  • Why West Virginia has no postings

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Statista

    From 1 comment
    • It's great that you have lots of data to be able to analyze, but I think you've missed the point with that you're analyzing. I'm not sure what the visualizing is doing to offer…
      wmab on HN

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