Bootstrappers.io
Consumer and social
online community
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
3 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 10 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.
Execution: 2 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 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
Good use of Telescope; nice site
From 3 comments
I'm the main maintainer of Telescope. Great use of the app! I'm always excited to see a Telescope site make the front page of HN :)
sgdesign on HNI'm getting this on Chrome/Mac too. And like everyone else said, great site!
mikeleeorg on HNExperiencing the same issue on Android/Chrome. Nice site btw :)
j21 on HN
Objections
Site loads slowly or hangs under HN traffic
From 2 comments
Hey Nick, cool to see one of your projects pop-up! I've been wondering what you've been up to. A bit of feedback—Unfortunately, it appears that the site is continuously loading.…
samsolomon on HNNot sure, I believe HN has choked the site? Trying to register and hangs.
hotgoldminer on HN
Page jumps to top every few seconds on comment threads
From 4 comments
Not sure why but for me (Mac/Chrome) the page keeps jumping to the top every 5 seconds when I'm viewing a comment thread on Bootstrappers.io
fookyong on HNExperiencing the same issue on Android/Chrome. Nice site btw :)
j21 on HNI'm getting this on Chrome/Mac too. And like everyone else said, great site!
mikeleeorg on HNditto on mac safari.
basher on HN
Login form uses plaintext HTTP; no HTTPS yet
From 2 comments
Love it! Only gripe is the plaintext HTTP login form. Any plans to support HTTPS?
untothebreach on HNSorry guys, but there is no excuse not to use https at this day and age. No SSL no dice. Other than that I'd be super interested in your site :)
DoubleMalt on HN
Single-page app is harder to cache and loads slowly
From 2 comments
First: Thanks for creating this! Second: IMHO, I really do think this suffers from being a single page app. It's essentially an HN clone. Would HN be better if it was a single…
lquist on HNTelescope creator here. You're not wrong, there's definitely some downsides to Telescope being a single-page app. The two big ones are a longer initial loading time, and making…
sgdesign on HN
Requests
Add HTTPS support
From 2 comments
Love it! Only gripe is the plaintext HTTP login form. Any plans to support HTTPS?
untothebreach on HNSorry guys, but there is no excuse not to use https at this day and age. No SSL no dice. Other than that I'd be super interested in your site :)
DoubleMalt on HN
Add a sidebar wiki with book lists and resources
From 1 comment
One thing I like about the way subreddit's pages are is they often have a sidebar wiki that contains a recommended book list, some recommended reading, beginner tutorials,…
faizshah on HN
Questions
Is the site built on Meteor and Telescope?
From 2 comments
Looks interesting :) What did you use to build site?
koomerang on HNLooks like it is built on Meteor.js. Has anyone used Meteor.js in production? What are some of the cons to watch out for?
sschueller on HN
Does the site support standard paging?
From 1 comment
Out of interest, can Telescope do standard paging rather than "endless mores"?
junto on HN
Alternatives named
Bootstrapped.fm and its discussion forum
From 2 comments
Do you guys have a different audience/different emphasis than bootstrapped.fm? Either way, I saw some interesting links there. Thanks and best of luck!
konradb on HNThere's also this: http://discuss.bootstrapped.fm/
davidw on HN
Folyo and other Telescope sites on postatic.com
From 1 comment
Would also check out postatic.com - there are quite a few startup-related communities on it already http://news.fwdkc.co http://buildupnews.postatic.com…
sideproject on HN