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How HN took it
3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Design: 2 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Polished, slick interface and sounds
From 2 comments
Wow, really polished! Love the sounds.
prezjordan on HNThis is really cool, nice work. Simple and slick interface.
colinbartlett on HN
Fun to play
From 2 comments
fun to play. is it more or did it seem like there wasn't too much variety in repos?
jlukecarlson on HNI liked it. But was able to get almost all off them correct even though I have never been on github, just matched the words in the code with the options. Is there a difficulty…
datacog on HN
Objections
Levels are too easy
From 3 comments
Well done. In my opinion, the entry levels are a bit too easy. I finished "fastest" and died for the first time in "hardest". Until then it is mostly sufficient to look at the…
phaer on HNFun! A bit easy though. I had a flawless run. Maybe try reducing the timer? Or perhaps a game-mode that runs until you choose incorrectly?
namuol on HNI liked it. But was able to get almost all off them correct even though I have never been on github, just matched the words in the code with the options. Is there a difficulty…
datacog on HN
Repo name visible in snippet on easy levels
From 1 comment
Most of the time you can guess the respitory by looking for it's name in the snippet.
mgoszcz2 on HN
Retrying a failed level is possible by reopening the tab
From 1 comment
Its possible to play the same level over and over again if you fail by closing your tab and reopening it in Chrome (CTRL+w CTRL+SHIFT+t)
__brian__ on HN
Timer and sounds pause while scrolling on iOS
From 1 comment
Yep, although the timer and sounds pause as long as you scroll in iOS.
shurcooL on HN
Requests
Adjust difficulty levels
From 1 comment
Thanks! Agreed, we need to tweak the difficulty.
amasad on HN
Add a difficulty selector
From 1 comment
I liked it. But was able to get almost all off them correct even though I have never been on github, just matched the words in the code with the options. Is there a difficulty…
datacog on HN
Shorter timer or a play-until-wrong mode
From 1 comment
Fun! A bit easy though. I had a flawless run. Maybe try reducing the timer? Or perhaps a game-mode that runs until you choose incorrectly?
namuol on HN
Questions
Is there more variety in repos?
From 1 comment
fun to play. is it more or did it seem like there wasn't too much variety in repos?
jlukecarlson on HN
What was the context for building it?
From 1 comment
Beautifully done, may I ask what was the context for developing this game?
primitivesuave on HN