WakaTime
Dev tools
time tracking plugin
SHOW HN2013
126points
59comments
#170of 1,739 in 2013
Top 10%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
5 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 18 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score -0.35.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstPerformance: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for automatic developer time tracking.
From 3 comments
Awesome idea. Getting devs to track time is always a pain, and this kind of thing is a great way to get the data needed for less-annoying project management.
frankcaron on HNReally nice idea. I like it :)
lucaspiller on HNThis is a great idea but would love to have the same thing for org-mode with git commit message integration
thesorrow on HN
Objections
Sends file and project data to a server; privacy concern for proprietary work.
From 3 comments
Great concept, but I'm not sure how comfortable I would be with a plugin that sends a list of active files to a website (even if it is SSL-secured).
lolnope on HNA really cool idea, but probably not useable by anyone working on proprietary software, I'm afraid. I'd love to use it as a productivity app - particularly if you could segment…
eblume on HNThe dev sent me a link to this last week. Told him the same thing about going over the wire. The difference is, I think that plenty of startups and other size companies that…
bound008 on HN
Plugin slows the editor and causes repeated idle dialogs.
From 3 comments
Great idea for a plugin, but it made my Sublime Text 2 install unusably slow. I'm not sure what could be doing that - the fact the developer suggested installing bind to cache…
jamesbrennan on HNTried it out, the search in file went really slow. Also, when I was away, it asked me if I wanted to log the away time. That's fine but opening up dialogs until Sublime crashes,…
diggan on HNDo you have a bug tracker? When I left my computer for awhile, I'm now getting infinite "You were away 17 minutes. Add time to current file?" It's possible that it's not infinite…
civilian on HN
Only tracks text editor time, missing thinking and other work.
From 2 comments
Cool idea, My problem with this type of granular time applications is that they are to granular :) I don't only work on a project when I'm typing on a text editor. I actually do…
CalinBalauru on HNsome portion of my project time is while in an text editor. some portion is not. and use a variety of editors and tools. so if it only captures a narrow subset of my actual spent…
mkramlich on HN
Requests
Offer a local-only version that keeps data on the user's machine.
From 2 comments
I would be able to use it if there was a way to just keep the data only in my computer.
gokulk on HNIt would be a great concept for a "unhosted" application.
Heliosmaster on HN
Support more editors such as TextMate.
From 2 comments
If it worked with TM2 I'd use it.
karlhadwen on HNWe do something pretty similar with PaymoPlus but it works with any app http://www.paymo.biz/paymoplus - not sure why you would limit the app only to text editors.
janlukacs on HN
Export data or an API.
From 1 comment
Nice. I signed up for an account and installed the sublime plugin. Is there any way to export data? Even if it's just an API for now.
adambom on HN
Questions
How does it detect useful work versus idle time?
From 2 comments
How does it know if I am doing useful work? If I just leave me vim window on and leave for lunch, will it know I am idle or log the time? Also, opposite scenario, when I am…
milin on HNDoes this track time even when the window is unfocused? If possible, it shouldn't: I often leave my editor open but idle even for hours, and this might skew the tracking by…
terabytest on HN
How does it differ from RescueTime?
From 1 comment
How is this different from http://rescuetime.com (other than only tracking the text editor)?
jaxn on HN
Alternatives named
RescueTime
From 2 comments
How is this different from http://rescuetime.com (other than only tracking the text editor)?
jaxn on HNActually, RescueTime does know and report on what file / project you have open inside the text editor, as long as the info is in the window title (which both these apps do). And…
wogg on HN
Org-mode in Emacs
From 1 comment
Cool. I just use org-mode in Emacs which tracks all of my tasks and puts a nice little timer in my status bar. It saves everything in plain-text and I can export it to various…
agentultra on HN
Timing app
From 1 comment
Or http://timingapp.com which does track what files you work on, and can be grouped into projects?
joshuak on HN
PaymoPlus
From 1 comment
We do something pretty similar with PaymoPlus but it works with any app http://www.paymo.biz/paymoplus - not sure why you would limit the app only to text editors.
janlukacs on HN
TimeCamp
From 1 comment
http://www.timecamp.com can automatically capture time based on keywords in window titles, very similar
krudnicki on HN