The Star Maps
Creative
star map generator
SHOW HN2019
138points
63comments
#328of 2,195 in 2019
Top 15%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
6 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Design: 2 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 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
Clean, focused site with a lot of care
From 1 comment
The site and overall feeling looks clean, focused and built with a lot of love and passion. Kudos! I'd be happy to see more products like this, instead of frequent mishmash where…
dig1 on HN
Cool, simple idea
From 1 comment
This is awesomely inspiring. Such a simple yet cool idea!
sjamaan on HN
Objections
Monthly subscription price is too high for one-off buyers
From 1 comment
I have no idea what a free account gets me, but the fact that the lowest "Explorer" tier costs $39/month for 1 map per month causes me to lose interest immediately. I have two…
halter73 on HN
Unclear what the product generates from the landing page
From 2 comments
I had no idea what this did until I watched the video. Suggestion: let people play with the map customization tool directly on the landing page, then charge them for changing the…
skosch on HNI was slightly confused at first due to the simplified map svgs on the right hand side thinking: "is this all that it generates?" Looking at your gallery had me very impressed,…
vallode on HN
Requests
Offer a la carte pricing
From 1 comment
I have no idea what a free account gets me, but the fact that the lowest "Explorer" tier costs $39/month for 1 map per month causes me to lose interest immediately. I have two…
halter73 on HN
Let people try the customization tool on the landing page
From 1 comment
I had no idea what this did until I watched the video. Suggestion: let people play with the map customization tool directly on the landing page, then charge them for changing the…
skosch on HN
Questions
Is Lisp used for the web pages too?
From 1 comment
Are you able to speak a little to the Lisp engineering without giving away "secret sauce"? Is Lisp serving the web pages too or only generating the star maps? Did you use CLOS…
tsuru on HN
What projection is used and how are stars selected?
From 1 comment
This is really cool, and I'm heartened that you've formed a business around this. What kind of projection do you use? DO you select the displayed stars from the zillions in that…
cossatot on HN