Code Hike
Dev tools
code blocks for documentation
SHOW HN2021
118points
39comments
#442of 2,533 in 2021
Top 18%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 10 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Pricing: 1 for, 4 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting feature for annotating code
From 2 comments
Quite impressive, I didn't get it at first because I thought it was just MDX. Then I saw that there were changes in the video such as "```js focus=2,4[9:30],6", ans I saw that…
cercatrova on HNHi! I'm looking for feedback and ideas before making this production-ready. You can see an early ancestor of this project on this post…
pomber on HN
Objections
Locking demos behind sponsorship hurts marketing
From 3 comments
The marketing on the homepage needs an overhaul. Took me a really long time to understand the product! The automatic code changing at the top was super confusing. Clicking on the…
cdrini on HNI'm not going to pay $9 a month to unlock what is effectively documentation. Make the product or library itself paid in some form, sure...but I don't understand why you would…
ljm on HNQuite impressive, I didn't get it at first because I thought it was just MDX. Then I saw that there were changes in the video such as "```js focus=2,4[9:30],6", ans I saw that…
cercatrova on HN
Homepage explanation is confusing; product unclear
From 4 comments
The marketing on the homepage needs an overhaul. Took me a really long time to understand the product! The automatic code changing at the top was super confusing. Clicking on the…
cdrini on HNAgree completely. I could eventually figure out what it was doing but the speed of the videos flipping between examples looks like it was set by people who already knew what the…
nmstoker on HNEverybody is saying that they didn't got it, but then they got it, and I am still wondering what it does. It looks like Markdown to me. So what is it?
aphroz on HNThirded. I came away from this thinking, "Oh, this is a way to make those little code blocks with colored text on black background."
Noumenon72 on HN
Mobile site navigation bug
From 1 comment
The product looks interesting, I'm bookmarking the site to go checkout on desktop. On mobile (Chrome on Android) the site is super confusing and has a "hotel California"-vibe:…
philipswood on HN
Lorem Ipsum examples are unhelpful
From 1 comment
On the Lorem Ipsum code blocks: in typesetting Lorem Ipsum exists to provide the shape of text without the content. This seems directly contrary to the goals of your examples.…
pieix on HN
Requests
Support for non-MDX authoring and other frameworks beyond PHP
From 2 comments
Is MDX going to be the only way to use it? I prefer authoring content with WYSIWYG tools (block editors and so on), so would love to be able to use this kind of thing with those.
andrewingram on HNI think your 5000 requests per month for the businesss tier are a bit on the low side. Especially, since there is nothing above that. Maybe add a "Need more? Contact us" tier.…
AnyTimeTraveler on HN
Clearer landing page with a long-form explanation
From 2 comments
Quite impressive, I didn't get it at first because I thought it was just MDX. Then I saw that there were changes in the video such as "```js focus=2,4[9:30],6", ans I saw that…
cercatrova on HNI think it's a fantastic idea. Like a few posted, get to the point with the marketing. It's only later that I understood what it does. I'd take one of the more advanced gif, that…
keyle on HN
Questions
What can it do that Pandoc with filters cannot?
From 1 comment
Ok, so, real talk (and this isn't meant to be a shallow dismissal -- I'm truly interested in the answer): what can I do with Code Hike that I can't do with Pandoc (possibly with…
actually_a_dog on HN
How are sponsorships handled for one-time payments?
From 1 comment
As a daily user of Markdown, I was never aware of MDX. Your post helped me understand what it is :) I also like your idea of monetizing by "minimum" sponsors. How do you deal…
vivganes on HN
Alternatives named
Torchlight
From 2 comments
I created a syntax highlighting API earlier this year with some of the same features: https://torchlight.dev. I've got a handful of paying users and a few hundred free. I'm happy…
aarondf on HNI'd be curious your take on https://torchlight.dev. I went more long form.
aarondf on HN
Shiki
From 1 comment
Right? I'm 99% sure this thing uses https://github.com/shikijs/shiki
isakkeyten on HN
Pandoc
From 1 comment
Ok, so, real talk (and this isn't meant to be a shallow dismissal -- I'm truly interested in the answer): what can I do with Code Hike that I can't do with Pandoc (possibly with…
actually_a_dog on HN