Caltrainer
Consumer and social
transit schedule app
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.39.
Execution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 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
Nicer look and fun to use
From 1 comment
I think mine looks a bit better, and is a little more fun to use (hopefully :)).
sahillavingia on HN
Scrolling is good
From 1 comment
iCaltrain is my favorite Caltrain app, but I really like the scrolling on yours!
Greenisus on HN
Objections
Existing Caltrain apps are better for finding upcoming trains
From 2 comments
No offense, but caltrain xpress is much better. I usually want to know what are the upcoming trains from station X to station Y, and caltrain xpress has the UI that focuses on…
ak217 on HNThere's already this app which works pretty well (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/caltrain-xpress/id309651502?). What does your app improve upon? Just curious.
mc32 on HN
Post does not clearly explain what the app does
From 1 comment
Just a bit of constructive criticism about your blog post: it's not exactly clear what your application does. Especially if you don't know what Caltrain is. I, for example,…
radicalbyte on HN
Not available on Android or as a web app
From 1 comment
I'd love to see what it looks like. Also would love to use it on my Android phone. If this had been built as a webapp, I'd be using it right now. :/
paulirish on HN
Requests
Open source the code
From 1 comment
Any plans to open source it?
jk8 on HN
Android version or web app
From 1 comment
I'd love to see what it looks like. Also would love to use it on my Android phone. If this had been built as a webapp, I'd be using it right now. :/
paulirish on HN
Questions
How is it better than existing Caltrain apps?
From 2 comments
There's already this app which works pretty well (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/caltrain-xpress/id309651502?). What does your app improve upon? Just curious.
mc32 on HNAs a regular caltrain commuter, I use the iCaltrain app and thus far, I havent had any issues with it. Can you explain how your app is better ?
unohoo on HN
Alternatives named
Caltrain Xpress
From 2 comments
There's already this app which works pretty well (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/caltrain-xpress/id309651502?). What does your app improve upon? Just curious.
mc32 on HNNo offense, but caltrain xpress is much better. I usually want to know what are the upcoming trains from station X to station Y, and caltrain xpress has the UI that focuses on…
ak217 on HN
iCaltrain
From 2 comments
As a regular caltrain commuter, I use the iCaltrain app and thus far, I havent had any issues with it. Can you explain how your app is better ?
unohoo on HNiCaltrain is my favorite Caltrain app, but I really like the scrolling on yours!
Greenisus on HN
iBART
From 1 comment
No offense, but caltrain xpress is much better. I usually want to know what are the upcoming trains from station X to station Y, and caltrain xpress has the UI that focuses on…
ak217 on HN