Bitcast.io
Learning and science
developer screencast marketplace
SHOW HN2013
82points
47comments
#296of 1,739 in 2013
Top 18%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
7 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 9 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.19.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good concept and sleek site
From 2 comments
I am actively trying to watch some videos on Bitcast at the moment. I love it by the way great concept and great way of setting it all out although I am hitting a wall with a 404…
ryanhandby on HNOne thing I learned from watching MicroConf presentations online: Make it about them (the users) not you. The title reads "We Love Screencasts". According to the marketing gurus…
stephanos2k on HN
Developer-focused platform with code markdown and tags
From 1 comment
Hey, one of the co-founders here. No particular reason - all four of us are web developers, and we quite simply, we each badly wanted a platform for web development screencasts…
ngoel36 on HN
Objections
No last updated or published date on screencasts
From 2 comments
Massive feature missing: last updated date. I would NEVER buy a screencast, tutorial, or anything on web development without knowing EXACTLY when it was last updated. For…
avolcano on HNYou guys really need a "Date Published" field on each screencast and a "Date Updated" if it has been updated. I was about to buy the Backbone + Rails bundle but I was…
sergiotapia on HN
Making tutorials paid goes against free web learning
From 1 comment
This makes me sick. Web development tutorials should be free and open for the sake of learning and spreading information (as per the last 10 years).
epa on HN
Design resembles Treehouse
From 2 comments
Is this done by the people at Treehouse [1]? It looks like the design/layout is very much inspired by them, at the least. If they are not associated to Treehouse, they may need…
bluetidepro on HNI think it's just things like: -The color scheme: http://bluetide.pro/DWYp/5BcKpQnl -The hexagon cut for images/icons: http://bluetide.pro/VZYM/3VbvSuxF , but then using circles…
bluetidepro on HN
Mostly aggregated content, not exclusive
From 1 comment
Off the top of my head, I see screencasts that are available elsewhere. They are merely aggregating, which is great - in a world filled with app stores and iTunes, discovery of a…
bdcravens on HN
Requests
Add last updated or published dates
From 2 comments
Massive feature missing: last updated date. I would NEVER buy a screencast, tutorial, or anything on web development without knowing EXACTLY when it was last updated. For…
avolcano on HNYou guys really need a "Date Published" field on each screencast and a "Date Updated" if it has been updated. I was about to buy the Backbone + Rails bundle but I was…
sergiotapia on HN
Add Go screencasts
From 2 comments
Also adding Go(http://golang.org) would be great.
notok22 on HNI'm a rails and ios developer myself. I'd love to hear screencasts on building webapps using Go. If u have this, then take my money.
acmecorps on HN
Add PHP, Python and JavaScript content
From 3 comments
This may get shot down, but why no PHP? I know its not cool and trendy but it works dam well.
joshuahornby on HNI really like this, please make more videos more towards Python and Javascript. I would love some PHP but that's asking for to much.
shire on HNWell now, this is good news. Looking forward to seeing what is posted in the "Python" department!
izztmzzt on HN
Fix 404 on video player script
From 1 comment
I am actively trying to watch some videos on Bitcast at the moment. I love it by the way great concept and great way of setting it all out although I am hitting a wall with a 404…
ryanhandby on HN
Questions
Why screencasts rather than articles
From 1 comment
Why are people willing to pay for screencasts(of any quality), but NEVER for a well written article over the same thing. I personally hate trying to learn things from videos. I…
earlz on HN
Why not PHP
From 1 comment
This may get shot down, but why no PHP? I know its not cool and trendy but it works dam well.
joshuahornby on HN
Why screencasts over music education
From 1 comment
I don't understand why y'all chose the screencasts niche as opposed to, say, music education. What's your reasoning, and how you plan on differentiating yourself for content…
cbhl on HN
Alternatives named
Treehouse
From 1 comment
Is this done by the people at Treehouse [1]? It looks like the design/layout is very much inspired by them, at the least. If they are not associated to Treehouse, they may need…
bluetidepro on HN
RailsCasts
From 1 comment
Why? There's plenty of successful pro screencasters: RailsCasts, PeepCode, Destroy all Software, etc. Some have free content, like RailsCasts and Ruby Tapas. Producing a decent…
bdcravens on HN
YouTube
From 1 comment
Hey, one of the co-founders here. No particular reason - all four of us are web developers, and we quite simply, we each badly wanted a platform for web development screencasts…
ngoel36 on HN
Lynda.com
From 1 comment
You guys really need a "Date Published" field on each screencast and a "Date Updated" if it has been updated. I was about to buy the Backbone + Rails bundle but I was…
sergiotapia on HN