Optimule
Web and SaaS
route optimization platform
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.26.
Idea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Open Route Service and its underlying open-source projects are praised
From 2 comments
A shout-out about the mentioned Open Route Service, which is IMO fantastic. I wrote a small mapping app to do navigation when we moved cross-continent a few years back. I didn't…
deathanatos on HNOpenRouteService uses GraphHopper as library which uses exact routing algorithms: https://github.com/graphhopper/graphhopper (note: I'm one of the co-founders of GraphHopper) And…
karussell on HN
Objections
Overstated claims; mostly a UI/API wrapper over third-party open-source routing software
From 2 comments
"our award winning route optimization" seems a bit overstated since you're mostly providing an UI/API wrapper on top of open-source routing/optimization software written by third…
jcoupey on HNWhen he mentions Open route serice, I assume none of the route calculations is done by himself, so Optimile is just an UI for Open route service.
skeeks on HN
Claim of guaranteed fastest and shortest routes questioned; VROOM uses heuristics
From 2 comments
I see, thanks! Open Route Service [1] uses Vroom [2] under the hood. It seems to be based on local search with some "Solomon I1" (?) heuristic. So good heuristic routes (obtained…
stncls on HNVery nice project! > Optimule uses state-of-the-art routing algorithm's, run thousands of times, which guarantees that the routes generated are the fastest and shortest, while…
stncls on HN
Signup button text wraps badly on mobile
From 1 comment
Quick feedback: the text of the main button on the page to sign up is too long on mobile. It wraps the button itself around (not just the text inside the button) and partially…
frob on HN
Free demo link led to a 404 page
From 1 comment
free demo link leads to 404 page ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfy9tK5a9TZ4PtvGTCvnRds9bE_X9bm8-PSOlzWvvSte6yZPg/viewform?usp=send_form ) Also, why it would be form…
matkoniecz on HN
Requests
Name the routing projects relied on, on the website
From 1 comment
"our award winning route optimization" seems a bit overstated since you're mostly providing an UI/API wrapper on top of open-source routing/optimization software written by third…
jcoupey on HN
Fix the mobile signup button layout
From 1 comment
Thanks! I’ll fix that. I tried to do my best with css and making its all mobile friendly, however styling is not my forte.
yuppiepuppie on HN
Questions
Which routing algorithms are used and whether the approach is exact
From 1 comment
Very nice project! > Optimule uses state-of-the-art routing algorithm's, run thousands of times, which guarantees that the routes generated are the fastest and shortest, while…
stncls on HN
Alternatives named
Open Route Service
From 2 comments
A shout-out about the mentioned Open Route Service, which is IMO fantastic. I wrote a small mapping app to do navigation when we moved cross-continent a few years back. I didn't…
deathanatos on HNVery nice project! > Optimule uses state-of-the-art routing algorithm's, run thousands of times, which guarantees that the routes generated are the fastest and shortest, while…
stncls on HN
Google Maps
From 1 comment
A shout-out about the mentioned Open Route Service, which is IMO fantastic. I wrote a small mapping app to do navigation when we moved cross-continent a few years back. I didn't…
deathanatos on HN