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74points
26comments
#630of 2,195 in 2019
Top 29%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.

Execution: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 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

  • Beautiful, simple markdown implementation

    From 1 comment
  • No sign-up needed is nice

    From 1 comment
    • Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
      OJFord on HN

Objections

  • Mobile Chrome/Android rendering problems

    From 2 comments
    • Sounds like a great idea, but the site just brings up a blank page in both Firefox and Chrome on Android.
      asaibx on HN
    • Doesn't work that well on mobile Chrome (Android). You might want to test that.
      growt on HN
  • Code block and syntax highlighting problems

    From 1 comment
    • Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
      OJFord on HN
  • No data retention policy; notes stored indefinitely

    From 1 comment
    • Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
      OJFord on HN
  • Concurrent edits overwrite each other without locking

    From 2 comments
    • Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
      OJFord on HN
    • that was quick, cool :) Edit on the shared link is also a bit dangerous as there is no colab-collission detection. But there it really depends on the use-case. I always wanted to…
      anotheryou on HN

Requests

  • Add safeguards against abuse of uploads

    From 1 comment
    • I implemented a similar idea a couple of years back, originally as a set of Perl CGI scripts. Nowadays the code is powered by a simple golang server: https://markdownshare.com/…
      stevekemp on HN
  • Default share link to preview mode

    From 1 comment
  • Add cookies for past notes

    From 1 comment
    • Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
      OJFord on HN
  • Add collaboration locking

    From 2 comments
    • Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
      OJFord on HN
    • that was quick, cool :) Edit on the shared link is also a bit dangerous as there is no colab-collission detection. But there it really depends on the use-case. I always wanted to…
      anotheryou on HN

Questions

  • Is it built from scratch or on existing libraries?

    From 1 comment
    • Are you starting from scratch or building on top of existing libraries? Curious to know because for text editors, there's systems built around CRDTs like automerge and yjs. [1]…
      bhl on HN
  • How long are notes retained?

    From 1 comment
    • Nice, some comments: 1. I don't see details of retention anywhere, are you just storing indefinitely at the moment? 2. No sign-up is nice, but have you considered even just using…
      OJFord on HN

Alternatives named

  • Gist (GitHub)

    From 1 comment
    • Gist.github.com. it even turns them into mini git repos you can clone and fork.
      coleifer on HN
  • Joplin

    From 1 comment
    • Interesting! I had done something similar, and was thinking of moving it into some kind of public use like this, but with a bit more structure. Discovered Joplin[0] which does…
      chris_st on HN
  • HackMD

    From 1 comment
    • Shameless plug here :p https://hackmd.io/ HackMD also allows creating markdown notes anonymously. You can share the note with a link, and start realtime collaboration. Welcome to…
      yukaii on HN
  • markdownshare.com

    From 1 comment
    • I implemented a similar idea a couple of years back, originally as a set of Perl CGI scripts. Nowadays the code is powered by a simple golang server: https://markdownshare.com/…
      stevekemp on HN

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