My Side Project Rocks
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SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
5 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 3 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 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.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clean design and quick to submit
From 2 comments
Super cool, it took me 2 minutes top to submit my app! What's next for the project?
marclou on HNReally cool & Simple I've submitted mine :)
jack335 on HN
Feels like an early Product Hunt for indie projects
From 2 comments
Reminds me of an early version of Product Hunt.
tombrm on HNGreat idea! This could be the next Product Hunt (which has gone to the dogs AFAIC)
Drei01Matt on HN
Objections
Forced sign-up after submitting a project feels like a dark pattern
From 3 comments
I like the idea and started filling out everything for my side project, but then after I clicked submit I was told to sign up to continue. That is a dark pattern and leaves a bad…
binwiederhier on HNFully agree. Just one thing like that ruins the enjoyment of the whole project for me. It moves from "oh, cool, someone wants to freely share the stuff hey like" to a suspicious…
hansword on HNLeft the second I had to sign up.
rschachte on HN
Users reported logging in as other accounts and data leaks
From 3 comments
Caution, this web page will leak your emails. I just got access to an account of a random user as I tried to log in.
rhn_mk1 on HNJust as a heads up: I created an account and got logged in as someone else. https://mysideproject.rocks/p/62a906f02ad7a70017ed0d07 Pretty sure I tried to sign up with "pkulak".
pkulak on HNIt’s the 2nd comment mentioning this issue
ttty on HN
Registration fails without a Twitter account
From 1 comment
Tried to post, but I don't have Twitter and registration failed with "Something went wrong, please try again later".
kebsup on HN
Site is slow to load
From 1 comment
Pretty neat! It's like Indie ProductHunt. Feedback: Login with Twitter uses an Oauth scope with more permissions that may be necessary. Do you really need to be able to read my…
pbronez on HN
Requests
Add a privacy policy
From 1 comment
you should post a privacy policy.
modzu on HN
Add tags and search
From 1 comment
Needs tags and a search function
empressplay on HN
Request fewer Twitter permissions and show profile pictures
From 2 comments
Pretty neat! It's like Indie ProductHunt. Feedback: Login with Twitter uses an Oauth scope with more permissions that may be necessary. Do you really need to be able to read my…
pbronez on HNFeedback: Should pull through the Twitter user pictures
pbronez on HN
Link official project websites such as Kickstarter and GitHub
From 1 comment
Pretty neat! It's like Indie ProductHunt. Feedback: Login with Twitter uses an Oauth scope with more permissions that may be necessary. Do you really need to be able to read my…
pbronez on HN
Questions
Does a site like this get enough traffic to give useful feedback?
From 1 comment
In my experience, the most consistent way to get useful feedback on side projects or prototypes is to engage with people where they already are (Show HN posts for instance, or…
scubakid on HN
What is a side project, and are commercial MVPs allowed?
From 1 comment
I like the idea but what is a side-project really? Ideally I would not want to see commercial products or MVPs with start up intentions!
jesperlang on HN
Alternatives named
SideProjectors
From 2 comments
Which is why it's a perfect reason to post it on a place like SideProjectors - https://www.sideprojectors.com - for someone else to take it and productize it!
sideproject on HNHow are you differentiating? https://www.sideprojectors.com :)
sideproject on HN
Product Hunt
From 2 comments
Reminds me of an early version of Product Hunt.
tombrm on HNGreat idea! This could be the next Product Hunt (which has gone to the dogs AFAIC)
Drei01Matt on HN
Show HN posts and subreddits for feedback
From 1 comment
In my experience, the most consistent way to get useful feedback on side projects or prototypes is to engage with people where they already are (Show HN posts for instance, or…
scubakid on HN