Adadot

Web and SaaS

engineering analytics

SHOW HN2022

325points
16comments
#121of 2,570 in 2022
Top 5%of 2022 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.

Idea: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful tool for developers, likely to be recommended

    From 2 comments
    • This looks like an essential tool to have on your side for working. I will for sure recommend it to dev around me. Well done Alex and Jason!
      patlec112 on HN
    • This looks like an essential tool to have on your side for working. I will for sure recommend it to dev around me. Well done Alex and Jason!
      Leclerc1 on HN
  • Public roadmap with voting appreciated

    From 1 comment
    • Congrats on the launch! I've shared with our CTO - he really liked your public roadmap :)
      ogiberstein on HN

Objections

  • Feels like surveillance of developers, similar to Microsoft Teams monitoring

    From 1 comment
    • Sounds exactly like the panopticon surveillance feature of Teams that Microsoft got rightfully roasted for a few months ago, only laser-targeted at developers (or their keepers)…
      paledot on HN
  • Suspected astroturfing from maker-affiliated comments

    From 2 comments
    • How did this hit the front page? Your comment is word for word the same as "Leclerc1", and every other comment is by someone identifying themselves as associated with the company.
      paledot on HN
    • Wtf astro turfing in this thread.. I guess its normal for HN..?
      thunkshift1 on HN

Questions

  • How is individual data kept from managers and privacy protected

    From 2 comments
    • Sounds exactly like the panopticon surveillance feature of Teams that Microsoft got rightfully roasted for a few months ago, only laser-targeted at developers (or their keepers)…
      paledot on HN
    • Hi Paledot, Adadot only shows aggregate data at the team level so no one can single out a developer. Teams have a minimum number of 3 participants. On the other hand, each…
      Adadot on HN

Alternatives named

  • Other monitoring tools, which the maker says are better for surveillance

    From 1 comment
    • Hi Paledot, Adadot only shows aggregate data at the team level so no one can single out a developer. Teams have a minimum number of 3 participants. On the other hand, each…
      Adadot on HN

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