OpenHacker
Games
programming competitions
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Idea: 1 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Commenters like the idea of donation boxes to raise prizes
From 1 comment
love the idea of a donation box
jmartens on HN
Objections
One week may be too short for substantial entries
From 1 comment
I love the idea, but is one week a long enough time limit for anything substantial?
orng on HN
Competitions held too often lose perceived value
From 1 comment
that's my first thought also. competitions that happen too often get diluted in perceived value. cool idea though
yanghan on HN
Competition from HackerRank
From 1 comment
Heads-up: you got competition from the YC-backed hackerrank https://www.hackerrank.com/
balsam on HN
Requests
Shift focus to a platform where companies post challenges and offer prizes
From 2 comments
I think it would be interesting to shift the focus of OpenHacker to platform where companies can post challenges and offer prizes. For example, Netflix hosted a competition for a…
murtza on HNYour first challenge is selling your platform to companies and organizations. It does not matter if you are selling to the Gates foundation or Netflix. Once the…
murtza on HN
Make the competition monthly
From 1 comment
My advice would be to make it a monthly competition and add in a donation box (to increase the possible prize) that would increase quality as well as interest.
lettergram on HN
Allow questions or comments on challenges
From 1 comment
Any way to ask question or add comments about the challenges?
cwarrior on HN
Questions
Is one week long enough for anything substantial
From 1 comment
I love the idea, but is one week a long enough time limit for anything substantial?
orng on HN
Alternatives named
HackerRank
From 1 comment
Heads-up: you got competition from the YC-backed hackerrank https://www.hackerrank.com/
balsam on HN
Netflix Prize and Ansari X Prize style challenges
From 1 comment
I think it would be interesting to shift the focus of OpenHacker to platform where companies can post challenges and offer prizes. For example, Netflix hosted a competition for a…
murtza on HN