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Basic programming tasks amaze HN nowadays
by ghrifter 9y ago
Basic programming tasks amaze HN nowadays
- eitland 9y agoNot everybody has to be amazed by the programming. I guess -some upvote because they like the idea (it could be monetizable via paid printing services, it lends itself to social - sharing of decks etc), - some found it immediately useful - some just found it refreshing that someone created something small to scratch an itch instead of going viral on a new blockchain.
- bsder 9y agoJust because the task is basic does not make it uninteresting. People dismiss so much stuff with "I could have done that...". Well, you didn't, and they did. So there. (In this case, the task is probably more annoying than you think. There's a lot of little details involved in getting the alignment correct, getting the fonts wrapped, generating the PDF, etc.)
- bovermyer 9y agoI'm a tabletop game designer. This is useful to me. Other similar tools are garbage. Therefore, I upvote.
- dang 9y agoPlease do not post snarky dismissals to HN, especially in response to someone's work. Even if you're right, there's nothing wrong with people making interesting things out of the basics, nor with posting their learning projects here. There is, however, something wrong with taking swipes at others. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html Edit: since you've repeatedly posted uncivil and unsubstantive comments and ignored multiple requests to stop, I've banned this account. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future.