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55points
25comments
#461of 1,739 in 2013
Top 27%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.

Idea: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Good idea and nice documentation

    From 2 comments
    • Very nice idea. Good stuff! Should todolist.js be in a folder called Collections?
      minikomi on HN
    • Nice documentation! Hadn't seen docco before; pretty neat doc generator. http://jashkenas.github.com/docco/
      nirvanatikku on HN

Objections

  • Todo app too simple to compare frameworks

    From 2 comments
    • I think the todo app is not good enough to compare different frameworks maybe we should come up with another app , that has a least some ajax and a more complex business logic to…
      camus on HN
    • I'd suggest keeping in mind that TodoMVC hides how well the different frameworks perform with more complex (nested / inter-dependent) models though.
      mtrimpe on HN
  • Collections file placement and naming unclear

    From 2 comments
    • Yeah, I have to agree with keeping them separate and renaming it to TodoCollection.js. As someone looking at this for the first time, even after breezing over the code that was…
      polychrome on HN
    • Very nice idea. Good stuff! Should todolist.js be in a folder called Collections?
      minikomi on HN

Requests

  • Suggestions on design patterns

    From 1 comment
    • Good catch! It's fixed now. Keep the feedback coming! I'm particularly interested in design pattern suggestions.
      welder on HN
  • A more complex example app with AJAX

    From 1 comment
    • I think the todo app is not good enough to compare different frameworks maybe we should come up with another app , that has a least some ajax and a more complex business logic to…
      camus on HN

Questions

  • Why not use CoffeeScript

    From 1 comment
    • "I don't know how to say this without sounding like a dick, so apologies in advance." I'm curious why you did not use CoffeeScript when you updated this example?
      polychrome on HN

Alternatives named

  • TodoMVC

    From 1 comment
    • For those who wonder how to build a Todo app in different javascript frameworks, you should definitely check out TodoMVC: http://addyosmani.github.com/todomvc/
      siong1987 on HN
  • Docco doc generator

    From 1 comment
    • Nice documentation! Hadn't seen docco before; pretty neat doc generator. http://jashkenas.github.com/docco/
      nirvanatikku on HN

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