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Show HN: Git Draw allows you to draw pictures directly into your GitHub heat map

91 points by ben174 11y ago

gruez 11y ago
Obligatory mention: https://github.com/avinassh/rockstar https://github.com/avinassh/rockstar
throwaway999888 11y ago
Finally a use for the GitHub heatmap.
- navls 11y ago
  I'm a fan. It motivates me to stay active with open source even when my work does not directly involve open source coding.
  - siddharthgoel88 11y ago
    But now it won't, it seems :(
    - swiley 11y ago
      It's always been easy to screw with.
  - kqr 11y ago
    Also a useful indicator of whether or not a user is likely to respond to PRs or issues even if the project you're looking at itself is a low-traffic project.
cpayne 11y ago
That's very clever - but I can't keep thinking that you would go to hell for using it...
mathgeek 11y ago
This definitely falls under "really cool and completely pointless." One of the most important technology categories. :)
jammaloo 11y ago
I had a much less sophisticated go with the Punch Card chart, a few years back. Example Chart: https://github.com/jammaloo/PunchCardChart/graphs/punch-card https://github.com/jammaloo/PunchCardChart/graphs/punch-card Repo: https://github.com/jammaloo/PunchCardChart https://github.com/jammaloo/PunchCardChart
volaski 11y ago
All we need now is a beatmaker chrome extension to feed this into and create a tune.
- outputchannel 11y ago
  You could use something like this: https://alemangui.github.io/Tonalhub/ https://alemangui.github.io/Tonalhub/
  - volaski 11y ago
    haha this is awesome!
pearjuice 11y ago
That heat map used to be a novel indicator of a user their activity. Now it just being abused these days.
- eric001 11y ago
  *of their public activity.
  - noobie 11y ago
    *of a user's activity
    - kqr 11y ago
      ...of a user's public activity.
      - mathieuh 11y ago
        Contributions to private repos are also taken into account.
        Cthulhu_ 11y ago
        Only if you're logged in; not sure if the status is visible if you're part of the same team. (look at your own profile in an anonymous browsing window, if you contribute to a private repo)
      - ben174 11y ago
        Also, only commits to a master branch, for some very odd reason.

91 points by ben174 11y ago

gruez 11y ago

Obligatory mention: https://github.com/avinassh/rockstar https://github.com/avinassh/rockstar

throwaway999888 11y ago

Finally a use for the GitHub heatmap.

navls 11y ago
I'm a fan. It motivates me to stay active with open source even when my work does not directly involve open source coding.
- siddharthgoel88 11y ago
  But now it won't, it seems :(
  - swiley 11y ago
    It's always been easy to screw with.
- kqr 11y ago
  Also a useful indicator of whether or not a user is likely to respond to PRs or issues even if the project you're looking at itself is a low-traffic project.

cpayne 11y ago

That's very clever - but I can't keep thinking that you would go to hell for using it...

mathgeek 11y ago

This definitely falls under "really cool and completely pointless." One of the most important technology categories. :)

jammaloo 11y ago

I had a much less sophisticated go with the Punch Card chart, a few years back. Example Chart: https://github.com/jammaloo/PunchCardChart/graphs/punch-card https://github.com/jammaloo/PunchCardChart/graphs/punch-card Repo: https://github.com/jammaloo/PunchCardChart https://github.com/jammaloo/PunchCardChart

volaski 11y ago

All we need now is a beatmaker chrome extension to feed this into and create a tune.

outputchannel 11y ago
You could use something like this: https://alemangui.github.io/Tonalhub/ https://alemangui.github.io/Tonalhub/
- volaski 11y ago
  haha this is awesome!

pearjuice 11y ago

That heat map used to be a novel indicator of a user their activity. Now it just being abused these days.

eric001 11y ago
*of their public activity.
- noobie 11y ago
  *of a user's activity
  - kqr 11y ago
    ...of a user's public activity.
    - mathieuh 11y ago
      Contributions to private repos are also taken into account.
      - Cthulhu_ 11y ago
        Only if you're logged in; not sure if the status is visible if you're part of the same team. (look at your own profile in an anonymous browsing window, if you contribute to a private repo)
    - ben174 11y ago
      Also, only commits to a master branch, for some very odd reason.