analytics-node
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analytics client library
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How HN took it
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score -0.36.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful value proposition for routing server-side events
From 1 comment
Does it keep intact original request host names and such, or do all requests appear to come from your servers? Also what about mixpanels user stream functionality - would this…
Skywing on HN
Good implementation and support, will be used
From 1 comment
+1, give up on analytics.js and pick a brand name for the script. It's a good idea, seems well implemented and supported -- we will use it! You're obviously interested in…
Benferhat on HN
Objections
Package name is generic and misleading, not an analytics library for Node
From 2 comments
Shouldn't the package be called "segment.io"? I'd hate to see every startup with an API trying to grab generic names on package repositories. That said, it looks like someone…
benatkin on HNModule name is slightly misleading... surely segment-client, node-segment or anything else would have been more appropriate. It's not really THE analytics library, or really an…
sandfox on HN
Another fee on top of existing analytics fees
From 1 comment
Does it keep intact original request host names and such, or do all requests appear to come from your servers? Also what about mixpanels user stream functionality - would this…
Skywing on HN
Requests
Rename the package, possibly to segment.io or a brand name
From 2 comments
Shouldn't the package be called "segment.io"? I'd hate to see every startup with an API trying to grab generic names on package repositories. That said, it looks like someone…
benatkin on HN+1, give up on analytics.js and pick a brand name for the script. It's a good idea, seems well implemented and supported -- we will use it! You're obviously interested in…
Benferhat on HN
Questions
Does it preserve original request host names or do requests appear from Segment servers?
From 1 comment
Does it keep intact original request host names and such, or do all requests appear to come from your servers? Also what about mixpanels user stream functionality - would this…
Skywing on HN
How it works server-side and what it does
From 1 comment
I'm not sure I get it... analytics for server side?
alexpopescu on HN
Alternatives named
Mixpanel, KissMetrics, GoSquared
From 2 comments
(segment.io co-founder here) - you integrate with one analytics API on the server-side - those events are sent to segment.io servers. you then pick your favorite analytics…
ivolo on HNserver-side events are best used in conjunction with the client-side libraries (via analytics.js). For example, you can use analytics.js to load the GoSquared javascript library…
ivolo on HN