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Show HN: CoderMirror – Time tracker for developers with a focus on learning

21 points by agarbayo 8y ago

new_guy 8y ago
The editor links are broken, 'Choose your editor for instructions'. And it could maybe be a bit clearer what the sites actually supposed to do and how.
- agarbayo 8y ago
  Thank you for your feedback. I have updated the page to try to explain a little better what it does, eg that is a plugin that tracks your time and gives reports and training based on the collected data.
keb_ 8y ago
I confused this for the very popular CodeMirror text editor: https://codemirror.net/ https://codemirror.net/
wingerlang 8y ago
Is it different from e.g. Wakatime?
- agarbayo 8y ago
  Time tracking features are similar, I believe Wakatime might have a couple of reports more and git commits integration. For now, CoderMirror supports only Jetbrains IDEs while Wakatime has impressive support of IDEs and editors. In CoderMirror data is stored locally in a SQLite database, so there is no limit to the data range you have access for free. Because of that, you can always write an ad-hoc query or export to the tool of your choice for further analysis when default reports don't match your needs (I'd be very interested in hearing what kind of reports developers need). The focus of CoderMirror is on collecting data that can support a methodical continuous improvement effort. I try to create reports that give objective data for personal retrospectives to measure what works and what doesn't for you. Along with time tracking collects data on what libraries you used and creates personalized quizzes with spaced repetition that attempt to deepen your understanding of the libraries you use. This is in early stages and limited to Java projects and is the area where I want to focus in the future. Currently there is material for Java standard library, Spring framework, JUnit, etc.
caspervonb 8y ago
Pretty bad name, considering CodeMirror has been around for quite a while, is well known, et cetera.
mostlystatic 8y ago
You might want to make the Premium price a bit more prominent, took me a while to find it.

21 points by agarbayo 8y ago

The editor links are broken, 'Choose your editor for instructions'. And it could maybe be a bit clearer what the sites actually supposed to do and how.

agarbayo 8y ago
Thank you for your feedback. I have updated the page to try to explain a little better what it does, eg that is a plugin that tracks your time and gives reports and training based on the collected data.

keb_ 8y ago

I confused this for the very popular CodeMirror text editor: https://codemirror.net/ https://codemirror.net/

wingerlang 8y ago

Is it different from e.g. Wakatime?

agarbayo 8y ago
Time tracking features are similar, I believe Wakatime might have a couple of reports more and git commits integration. For now, CoderMirror supports only Jetbrains IDEs while Wakatime has impressive support of IDEs and editors. In CoderMirror data is stored locally in a SQLite database, so there is no limit to the data range you have access for free. Because of that, you can always write an ad-hoc query or export to the tool of your choice for further analysis when default reports don't match your needs (I'd be very interested in hearing what kind of reports developers need). The focus of CoderMirror is on collecting data that can support a methodical continuous improvement effort. I try to create reports that give objective data for personal retrospectives to measure what works and what doesn't for you. Along with time tracking collects data on what libraries you used and creates personalized quizzes with spaced repetition that attempt to deepen your understanding of the libraries you use. This is in early stages and limited to Java projects and is the area where I want to focus in the future. Currently there is material for Java standard library, Spring framework, JUnit, etc.

caspervonb 8y ago

Pretty bad name, considering CodeMirror has been around for quite a while, is well known, et cetera.

mostlystatic 8y ago

You might want to make the Premium price a bit more prominent, took me a while to find it.