YumHacker
Consumer and social
restaurant discovery
SHOW HN2014
57points
59comments
#561of 2,272 in 2014
Top 25%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
10 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Design: 4 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, intuitive UI
From 3 comments
Great stuff, very clean and intuitive UI. Can you make the map scroll down the page as I scroll down?
WriteYourRep on HNThe UI is pretty amazing. But why do the body tags appear empty when I see the view source?
hardxxxtarget on HNLike the crisp and quick ux. You might want to adjust the line-height for the business names because two line names seem to have too much spacing vertically; you'll need to…
elwell on HN
Good name and the 'people you trust' angle
From 2 comments
Just pop in the title you're using for the page - Find Restaurants Endorsed by People You Trust. That's the powerful tag that's missing. It feels like Yelp on initial landing,…
jcutrell on HNShe's back! Nice job, Jennifer. The one place I think the 180 previous helped you build massive skill is in UI design. Simple and snappy. What are you using for geo-coding and…
mattholtom on HN
Objections
Location detection drops users at 0,0 in the ocean
From 3 comments
It's not finding me by current location, it drops me in the map at what looks like Coords 0,0 in the Pacific Ocean.
ToastyMallows on HNSame here. Even when I put in my zipcode, it's not finding me and dropping me at 0,0. The name of my location shows up correctly in the search box, but it returns no results and…
nobodysfool on HNSame here - Chattanooga, TN plops me right in the ocean. Tangentially related not, someone needs to put something awesome at that spot. It'd be the real life version of hijacking…
jcutrell on HN
Few restaurants in the database outside launch areas
From 2 comments
Hi Jennifer, I really like the site, but I'm wondering if there is any way to add more restaurants? Santa Barbara has a lot of great places, but I'm only seeing a few to choose…
stevesearer on HNIt got the right place, but it still can't find restaurants near me. I can do the restaurant search and it will find those restaurants near me. If it helps, I am proxying through…
nobodysfool on HN
Landing page lacks a one-sentence description
From 2 comments
Need a one sentence description towards the top. Otherwise I have no idea what the site does.
pbreit on HNJennifer, since embarking on these website projects and publicising them, have you had much attention from recruiters for tech companies? (just curious. totally understand if…
Tycho on HN
Sign-up flow loses remembered searches
From 1 comment
Awesome! Your journey is quite inspirational as well. There's some weirdness remembering locations I search for before I sign up and across the boundary when it asks me for a…
mutagen on HN
Requests
Add a one-sentence description at the top
From 2 comments
Need a one sentence description towards the top. Otherwise I have no idea what the site does.
pbreit on HNJust pop in the title you're using for the page - Find Restaurants Endorsed by People You Trust. That's the powerful tag that's missing. It feels like Yelp on initial landing,…
jcutrell on HN
Gamification or rewards for contributing restaurants
From 1 comment
Awesome job finishing the site! On a personal note I spend a lot of time eating out, especially at really great restaurants (5 star) all over Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL. I…
thinkdevcode on HN
Map scrolls with the page
From 1 comment
Great stuff, very clean and intuitive UI. Can you make the map scroll down the page as I scroll down?
WriteYourRep on HN
Open source the project
From 1 comment
Have you considered open sourcing it to get the development flowing? I for one would love to hop in on this website in particular and get hacking
glittershark on HN
Questions
How long did it take to build
From 1 comment
So how long did it take?
minimaxir on HN
How recommendations are ranked
From 1 comment
I can see this being much better than Yelp. How are you doing the recommendations? Something along the lines of PageRank?
valtron on HN
Plans for gaining users
From 1 comment
Awesome job! I agree with your opinion on Yelp being imperfect for specific tastes, since it's all aggregate. What's your plan for gaining users, and getting to that critical mass?
josephjrobison on HN
Alternatives named
Yelp
From 2 comments
Awesome job! I agree with your opinion on Yelp being imperfect for specific tastes, since it's all aggregate. What's your plan for gaining users, and getting to that critical mass?
josephjrobison on HNShe's back! Nice job, Jennifer. The one place I think the 180 previous helped you build massive skill is in UI design. Simple and snappy. What are you using for geo-coding and…
mattholtom on HN