RemoteCoder.io
Web and SaaS
job board
SHOW HN2014
220points
136comments
#83of 2,272 in 2014
Top 4%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
6 positive, 24 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 35 critical, out of 68 comments about the project. Thread score -0.42.
Idea: 5 for, 12 againstExecution: 0 for, 17 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good concept and useful niche
From 2 comments
I like the concept! I'm a freelance developer and working on my own web app for freelancers as well. One problem I have with services like these tho is the chicken/egg problem. I…
reubano on HNGreat concept, cool idea. Unfortunately: you hot link to google API, there's no search, and all of the jobs are web dev. The last one isn't really your fault I know, just a…
larssorenson on HN
Contract versus full-time filter is useful
From 1 comment
Thanks for adding a filter for contract vs full time work. This is a feature I really wish more job sites had.
Bargs on HN
Objections
Chicken-and-egg problem: too few listings to attract developers
From 2 comments
I like the concept! I'm a freelance developer and working on my own web app for freelancers as well. One problem I have with services like these tho is the chicken/egg problem. I…
reubano on HNYeah, this is really a difficult thing to make work. If it succeeds, it will be huge, but the odds are always against any chicken-and-egg service like that.
fiatjaf on HN
Mandatory GitHub requirement excludes many developers
From 3 comments
Advice: Please remove "Enforce Github authentication" functionality. Don't help popularizing "Github is your CV" bullshit. Also, since you're just starting, limiting your…
zerr on HNLots of developers do really great work in their day jobs committing code to closed source projects, or have private projects in a different VCS/Git location (such as a personal…
wastedhours on HNI have several thoughts on this "open-source" software contribution mania:- 1)Will you not hire a "salesperson" if they don't make sales calls in their free time, or a baseball…
dreamcatcher12 on HN
Listings lack salary information
From 2 comments
I suspect you won't get much of an audience if you don't make it clear how much these jobs will pay. Reading some of the posted jobs, I can't tell if these are actual engineering…
jhuckestein on HNI'd highly suggest making the posting companies list salary and/or equity ranges ala angelist. It sets expectations a lot sooner and cuts through a lot of bs for potential users.…
hilem on HN
Bugs in login, form submission and rendering
From 3 comments
Tried applying. When logging in to github got an error: {"type":"Error","msg":"Hostname/IP doesn't match certificate's altnames"}
matheusd on HNI filled out the entire job posting and it won't let me submit. Anyone else having this issue? says I need to fill out everything above but everything is filled out.
nshemesh on HNArgh, no CRUD for my job listing :/ The markdown preview and the actual rendering are quite different, so I appear to have posted a Wall Of Text :S
clockwerx on HN
Listings that are not truly remote appear on the site
From 2 comments
Ah yes, a job for "Anywhere in San Francisco" right on the front page. edit: Make that four that say that. What is this I don't even.
Blackthorn on HNThe job board is RemoteCoder but already looked at a Rails/EmberJS job posting and they are looking for candidates "hopefully" within 2 cities they mention and definitely within…
akmiller on HN
Requests
Add search and keyword filtering
From 4 comments
Needs to have some search filters. Salary, Technologies required, etc...
jpetersonmn on HNSome of the fonts need adjustment, in particular the header and the titles in the search bar (screenshot from Firefox): http://imgur.com/VTLLn5I Also desperately needs a way to…
nerdy on HNLooks good. I'd add search functionality.
cool-RR on HNGreat concept, cool idea. Unfortunately: you hot link to google API, there's no search, and all of the jobs are web dev. The last one isn't really your fault I know, just a…
larssorenson on HN
Show salary or pay ranges
From 2 comments
I'd highly suggest making the posting companies list salary and/or equity ranges ala angelist. It sets expectations a lot sooner and cuts through a lot of bs for potential users.…
hilem on HNagreed. Also, a price range wouldn't hurt.
chii on HN
Email alerts for new matching jobs
From 1 comment
What about a button to "email me when new jobs that fit this filter are posted"? Like Adioso for jobs :)
icebraining on HN
Show company commitment to remote work
From 1 comment
I'd highly suggest making the posting companies list salary and/or equity ranges ala angelist. It sets expectations a lot sooner and cuts through a lot of bs for potential users.…
hilem on HN
Questions
How will it differ from weworkremotely?
From 2 comments
What would differentiate you against sites such as https://weworkremotely.com ?
bryanwbh on HNNO Search Option but still a good thing. How is it gonna be different than 37Signals' http://weworkremotely.com
pknerd on HN
What is the business model?
From 1 comment
Do you have a business model for the site to generate revenue?
vram22 on HN
Alternatives named
We Work Remotely
From 2 comments
What would differentiate you against sites such as https://weworkremotely.com ?
bryanwbh on HNgreat job on launching something! i'm working on something similar in this space. i think you will have a hard time attracting users (and therefore jobs), being that there are…
wnm on HN
Nomad List
From 1 comment
One of the key differentiators is the ability to see which jobs are truly remote (like nomadlist does) vs. remote within a particular region. The other is that this job board is…
hiddentao on HN
wfh.io
From 1 comment
or http://wfh.io
noise on HN
Authentic Jobs
From 1 comment
Glad you like it. I've been working independently for about 5 years now and never plan to go back unless it's something really special (maybe SpaceX's Mars project :). Even then…
hiddentao on HN