LearnObit
Learning and science
spaced repetition
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
5 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 11 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 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.
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What HN said
What people liked
Hierarchical structure makes Anki cards easier to manage
From 1 comment
The idea is awesome. This is something I didn't know I needed, the biggest advantage is the hierarchical structure makes anki cards much easier to manage. I'm totally your target…
JamesBarney on HN
Trying the app without an account is good UX
From 1 comment
I like that you allow testing the app without creating an account first. That's good UX.
Glosster on HN
Objections
Onboarding is confusing; hard to find the memorize feature
From 2 comments
Yeah it's there, I just think it's hard to find. If I'm new to the app I won't immediately click playground then example. My first time using the app it took me a little while…
JamesBarney on HNThe idea is awesome. This is something I didn't know I needed, the biggest advantage is the hierarchical structure makes anki cards much easier to manage. I'm totally your target…
JamesBarney on HN
Hard to understand what the product does without a video
From 2 comments
Product tours may be enough for people with Anki and WorkFlowy experience, however, I have no experience with them and, I still have no idea what your product does. A demo video…
m_a_g on HNI tried to use the "Tell me anything" button in anonymous mode, but it didn't work. Organizing made sense, but I really wanted to see how the spaced repetition worked from one of…
ebiester on HN
Errors in sign-in and memorize features
From 2 comments
Hey dude; nice stuff. Just letting you know I can't auth with Google from the desktop version. As a side comment, did you use anything outside of pure js on that Electron app ?…
Gepsens on HNI tried to use the "Tell me anything" button in anonymous mode, but it didn't work. Organizing made sense, but I really wanted to see how the spaced repetition worked from one of…
ebiester on HN
Requests
Sample data in the Organizing section to try memorize
From 1 comment
I think rather than having a playground, you should just put some sample nodes / lists in the Organizing section that people can delete later if they want to. As an example…
danhanlon on HN
Demo video or tutorial
From 2 comments
Any plans on making a video demo?
ron22 on HNI tried to use the "Tell me anything" button in anonymous mode, but it didn't work. Organizing made sense, but I really wanted to see how the spaced repetition worked from one of…
ebiester on HN
Bidirectional linking
From 1 comment
Do you have any plans for bidirectional linking like with Roam Research? It seems like both projects are going towards a similar end goal
fudged71 on HN
Open source license and source link
From 2 comments
I liked the sound of an anki alternative, but it'd have to still be free software and also not need webengine/electron to be a big improvement, imo. I'm not seeing a link to…
opan on HNWhat license?
ran3824692 on HN
Questions
What license is it under?
From 1 comment
What license?
ran3824692 on HN
What are the future goals?
From 1 comment
Thank you for creating this and posting this on reddit.com/r/anki. What are your future goals with LearnObit?
Horita on HN
Alternatives named
Anki
From 1 comment
Hey. For the past 2 years, I have been working on LearnObit (https://learnobit.com). When I first started to learn coding, I used Anki and the old tried-and-tested Spaced…
SunghoYahng on HN
Roam Research
From 1 comment
Do you have any plans for bidirectional linking like with Roam Research? It seems like both projects are going towards a similar end goal
fudged71 on HN
Obsidian
From 1 comment
Shameless plug: for bidirectional linking, check out Obsidian! We're in private beta: https://obsidian.md Spaced repetition might also be supported in the future, but it's not as…
ericax on HN
Polar Bookshelf
From 1 comment
There is a gpl version software polar bookshelf exists and its quite good https://getpolarized.io/
john4532452 on HN
WorkFlowy
From 1 comment
Yeah it's there, I just think it's hard to find. If I'm new to the app I won't immediately click playground then example. My first time using the app it took me a little while…
JamesBarney on HN