Wanderlust
Productivity
trip planning
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
10 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 5 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Idea: 5 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple, intuitive UI
From 3 comments
This looks awesome! Love how the UI works and simplicity of it all. Very intuitive.
jesalg on HNI love the app. Very simple and easy to use, I would include facebook as you move towards mobile. It would be nice to see what my trips and plans my friends have in their travels…
weames on HNUI-wise you win big time. But where is your code repository?
pearjuice on HN
Quick to get useful suggestions for a city
From 1 comment
It took me 10 seconds to go from your landing page to a really useful page full of things to do in Berlin. Awesome work!
wldlyinaccurate on HN
Objections
Missing content and screenshots for search results
From 1 comment
You guys might want to add some content. Screenshots for search response to: * Berlin: http://minus.com/lbzErr5MEypU8x * Paris: http://minus.com/lpG6vZUm8QuI4 * Prague:…
MakeUsersWant on HN
Route not shown on the map
From 1 comment
Wow, really like the visuals. A quick suggestion would be to have the route shown on the map. It would provide a visual tie-in with suggested itinerary. Keep up the great work!
yitchelle on HN
Requests
Suggested places / recommendations feature
From 2 comments
Thanks for the kind words and feedback. I agree about bootstrapping a list. Suggested places feature is a top priority. Do you work for 4sq? If so please email me: hn handle at…
danecjensen on HNRecommendations/or Suggested Places is a feature on top of the priority list.
danecjensen on HN
Facebook or friends' trips integration
From 2 comments
I love the app. Very simple and easy to use, I would include facebook as you move towards mobile. It would be nice to see what my trips and plans my friends have in their travels…
weames on HNWow nice work. When I travel outside I usually use wikipedia to get a list of places where I should go. But a direct recommendation from friends is a lot better since wikipedia…
brickcap on HN
Route optimization between destinations
From 1 comment
Nice app :) Once you have decided all the destinations you'd like to see, it'd be sweet if it could tell you how to go there (i.e. plan the optimal route) I did this side project…
mck- on HN
Questions
Where does the destination data come from?
From 1 comment
Looks nice. Where are you getting the destinations data from?
stef25 on HN
What do you do after adding destinations?
From 1 comment
Nice app. I think Comp Sci classes should take these have baked start-ups and let students take a crack at them. So after you add your destinations what are you supposed to do?
wehadfun on HN
Alternatives named
Yelp lists
From 1 comment
Genuine question: Can someone explain how this is different from something like Yelp's lists? Is this concept more of a 'share your route'?
kafkaesque on HN
OpenTripPlanner
From 1 comment
Is there any other open-sourced trip planning code? The main one I could find on github is OpenTripPlanner [https://github.com/openplans/OpenTripPlanner] The travel industry is…
eddmc on HN
Foursquare tip lists
From 1 comment
This is great.. why dont you pursue further? Looks like some of it is coming from 4sq api, I can help you there if you are stuck. Kudos on working on it, and hope you find time…
govindkabra31 on HN