Tegon

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issue tracking

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163points
128comments
#503of 3,515 in 2024
Top 15%of 2024 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

5 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 23 critical, out of 50 comments about the project. Thread score -0.37.

Idea: 2 for, 10 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Performance focus with local data loading and background sync

    From 1 comment
    • True performance is our priority. From the very beginning, we focused on ensuring that our app ran smoothly and quickly. To achieve this, we load all the data locally, allowing…
      harshithmul on HN
  • Feedback on performance as a key need for issue trackers

    From 1 comment
    • IMO the absolute most important thing with a tool like this is performance. I have to sign in to a handful of cloud desktops each week and interact with customer…
      CapeTheory on HN

Objections

  • 'AI-first' positioning is vague and hype-driven

    From 2 comments
    • Having worked quite deeply with Jira and a host of other enterprise products that target this set of use cases, and having a pretty good understanding of what decision makers are…
      haswell on HN
    • I don't know how to write this comment so it doesn't come off as unconstructive. But here you go. - "AI-first"? What does that even mean? Calling some API to auto-generate a…
      shafyy on HN
  • Open-source claim questioned given cloud monetisation plans

    From 1 comment
    • First, congratulations on launching. I think people are so used to seeing beautiful products these days that it can be hard to remember how hard it is to make anything. Nice…
      peterldowns on HN
  • Lacks differentiation from Linear and existing tools

    From 2 comments
    • First, congratulations on launching. I think people are so used to seeing beautiful products these days that it can be hard to remember how hard it is to make anything. Nice…
      peterldowns on HN
    • I don't know how to write this comment so it doesn't come off as unconstructive. But here you go. - "AI-first"? What does that even mean? Calling some API to auto-generate a…
      shafyy on HN
  • Demo environment unavailable ('no healthy upstream')

    From 2 comments
  • Distrust of AI hallucinations in issue tracking

    From 1 comment
    • > AI-first I would've been interested in an actual replacement for Jira/Linear, but I'm uninterested in an unreliable tool where I have to deal with hallucinations. Stop trying…
      mort96 on HN

Requests

  • Self-hosting documentation and simpler environment setup

    From 1 comment
    • First, congratulations on launching. I think people are so used to seeing beautiful products these days that it can be hard to remember how hard it is to make anything. Nice…
      peterldowns on HN
  • Local LLM support

    From 1 comment
  • Personal task management use

    From 1 comment
    • Do you think this would be useful for personal users as a todo/task management app? I have no chance of convincing work away from Jira, but I'm always on the lookout for a better…
      johntash on HN
  • Support for running AI on existing Jira or GitHub projects

    From 1 comment
    • Would it be possible to run AI/ML on an existing jira/github large project (k9mail/KDE(gitlab) and show/prove this can be useful/better etc? Thanks
      faust201 on HN

Questions

  • What does AI-first mean

    From 1 comment
    • Having worked quite deeply with Jira and a host of other enterprise products that target this set of use cases, and having a pretty good understanding of what decision makers are…
      haswell on HN
  • How it differs from Plane.so and Linear

    From 2 comments
    • how is it different from the mighty plane.so?
      deepak_sozial on HN
    • linear set the bar so high but different projects have different needs.. i wonder how tegon and linear compare side by side.
      yamumsahoe on HN
  • Evidence that AI-generated titles are better

    From 1 comment
    • What evidence do you have that suggests auto-generated titles are better?
      itomato on HN
  • License choice, AGPL versus BSL

    From 2 comments
    • If you are planning to monitise it through SaaS, might be worthwhile to change the license to AGPL from MIT.
      wanderingmind on HN
    • While the community may be a good source for ideas, you should retain an attorney. The community is not your lawyer. There's also the BSL. It specifically calls out competitive…
      zamalek on HN

Alternatives named

  • Linear

    From 2 comments
    • First, congratulations on launching. I think people are so used to seeing beautiful products these days that it can be hard to remember how hard it is to make anything. Nice…
      peterldowns on HN
    • I don't know how to write this comment so it doesn't come off as unconstructive. But here you go. - "AI-first"? What does that even mean? Calling some API to auto-generate a…
      shafyy on HN
  • Jira

    From 1 comment
    • Having worked quite deeply with Jira and a host of other enterprise products that target this set of use cases, and having a pretty good understanding of what decision makers are…
      haswell on HN
  • Plane.so

    From 1 comment

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