Precis
Productivity
note taking
SHOW HN2019
34points
4comments
#959of 2,195 in 2019
Top 44%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.
Idea: 2 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
Pretty and cool design
From 1 comment
I was initially confused how this could work, since GitHub pages is only for static hosting, but it turns out you use it by pushing notes to your repo, and Precis acts as more of…
GhostVII on HN
Interesting use of GitHub
From 1 comment
Seems like interesting way to utilize GitHub. Kudos!
AmeyKamat on HN
Good balance between Twitter and a blog
From 1 comment
To me, it looks like the right balance between the Twitter and an actual blog. I may give it a try. Nice job!
gsempe on HN
Objections
Not really a note-taking app; notes are written locally and pushed to a repo
From 1 comment
I was initially confused how this could work, since GitHub pages is only for static hosting, but it turns out you use it by pushing notes to your repo, and Precis acts as more of…
GhostVII on HN
All notes are public
From 1 comment
+1, especially since all notes are public.
cujic9 on HN
Questions
How does it work with GitHub Pages static hosting
From 1 comment
I was initially confused how this could work, since GitHub pages is only for static hosting, but it turns out you use it by pushing notes to your repo, and Precis acts as more of…
GhostVII on HN