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It's a bit disappointing to see other people showcasing their own work without a single mention of the link above. Perhaps make your own submission instead if t

It's a bit disappointing to see other people showcasing their own work without a single mention of the link above. Perhaps make your own submission instead if that's the intention? As a casual reader and others obvious interest in this area I'd very much prefer a sentence or two about the quality of the work presented, feel free to link your own stuff afterwards, it's a bit offputting to see such blatant self-promotion.

VvR-Ox 7y ago
It is only to human to react like this. Did you recognize how many people relate to their own experiences when you tell them a story while totally forgetting about the things you just said? You are totally right and if someone wants to present their project because it is similar they should at least say something about the differences etc. not just paste a URL to promote it.
- ImJasonH 7y ago
  This happens to me all the time. :)
YPCrumble 7y ago
I like when people link related projects. This is Why: I have a use case for this project but I likely won’t get to it for a year or so. When that happens I’ll come back to this thread and all the projects working on the problem will be right here in the Hacker News thread. I’ll be able to see which ones are still alive, and maybe even see why some stopped development. This happens all the time for me with HN - if people didn’t link their related work the thread would have way less utility.
- ShorsHammer 7y ago
  They could always actually view the work say something about it first yes? https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html Looking at the projects presented here with nothing else offered am not convinced of good-faith participation. Would you say the same?
  - YPCrumble 7y ago
    The value to me is the link to the other project. Otherwise it would be like trying to read a recipe online - obligatory filler text with the value buried at the bottom.
  - oefrha 7y ago
    I’d take a self-promo related project comment over an unrelated complaint (hogging entire above-the-fold space) any day. Nothing is more frustrating than opening a discussion thread and the top comment with a million descendants bikesheds about something else entirely. Also, you would occasionally see comments along the line of “awesome project / congratulations on launching, I like the fact that it does this and that. My project also does this and that, check it out: insert link.” Hardly any better.
- thinkingemote 7y ago
  I wish I worked in a domain like this. Most people who comment on my area of expertise are asking questions and those with projects are hello world level. The projects that succeed to working prototype are one off itch scratches or API Jigsaw projects. Mine included, most of my code is API glue. But I never see HN as having utility in this way. But I'm in a small niche.
kickscondor 7y ago
The problem with this stance is that it is very difficult to get a Show HN to the front page. You usually have about a half hour after submission to get four or five upvotes. (I watch /new and I've seen good projects submit over and over to try to get bites - with no luck.) But also: self-promotion is a good thing. Or I should say: a better thing. If you can't promote your own project, then you are left to use advertising. This is why advertising is so hot right now. There aren't many avenues for self-promotion. Let people post their links and let's see where the chips fall.
- detaro 7y ago
  At least take the effort of putting your project in context, which also adds some interest to the reader. Thin line between "good self-promotion" and "spam".
CGamesPlay 7y ago
I don't know, I feel like one of the coolest things about HN is being in a community with others trying to do similar stuff. I definitely agree that it's not about just trying to hijack the top comment to get the runoff clicks, and I do see some comments here that are just links to other projects. Maybe my self-reference wasn't one that you were referring to, but I personally got a kick out of seeing another hobbyist doing something similar, and looking at their different approach to a similar problem.
calpaterson 7y ago
When I've shared my own projects here this practice of a) people linking their own projects and b) people linking other projects/products that do similar thing was a bit disappointing. What you really want is feedback on your own project
gjs278 7y ago
this project is a joke. it’s not a realistic app that doesn’t already exist. it’s a school project tier piece of software. i’m surprised anyone even cares.

VvR-Ox 7y ago

It is only to human to react like this. Did you recognize how many people relate to their own experiences when you tell them a story while totally forgetting about the things you just said? You are totally right and if someone wants to present their project because it is similar they should at least say something about the differences etc. not just paste a URL to promote it.

ImJasonH 7y ago
This happens to me all the time. :)

YPCrumble 7y ago

I like when people link related projects. This is Why: I have a use case for this project but I likely won’t get to it for a year or so. When that happens I’ll come back to this thread and all the projects working on the problem will be right here in the Hacker News thread. I’ll be able to see which ones are still alive, and maybe even see why some stopped development. This happens all the time for me with HN - if people didn’t link their related work the thread would have way less utility.

ShorsHammer 7y ago
They could always actually view the work say something about it first yes? https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html Looking at the projects presented here with nothing else offered am not convinced of good-faith participation. Would you say the same?
- YPCrumble 7y ago
  The value to me is the link to the other project. Otherwise it would be like trying to read a recipe online - obligatory filler text with the value buried at the bottom.
- oefrha 7y ago
  I’d take a self-promo related project comment over an unrelated complaint (hogging entire above-the-fold space) any day. Nothing is more frustrating than opening a discussion thread and the top comment with a million descendants bikesheds about something else entirely. Also, you would occasionally see comments along the line of “awesome project / congratulations on launching, I like the fact that it does this and that. My project also does this and that, check it out: insert link.” Hardly any better.
thinkingemote 7y ago
I wish I worked in a domain like this. Most people who comment on my area of expertise are asking questions and those with projects are hello world level. The projects that succeed to working prototype are one off itch scratches or API Jigsaw projects. Mine included, most of my code is API glue. But I never see HN as having utility in this way. But I'm in a small niche.

kickscondor 7y ago

The problem with this stance is that it is very difficult to get a Show HN to the front page. You usually have about a half hour after submission to get four or five upvotes. (I watch /new and I've seen good projects submit over and over to try to get bites - with no luck.) But also: self-promotion is a good thing. Or I should say: a better thing. If you can't promote your own project, then you are left to use advertising. This is why advertising is so hot right now. There aren't many avenues for self-promotion. Let people post their links and let's see where the chips fall.

detaro 7y ago
At least take the effort of putting your project in context, which also adds some interest to the reader. Thin line between "good self-promotion" and "spam".

CGamesPlay 7y ago

I don't know, I feel like one of the coolest things about HN is being in a community with others trying to do similar stuff. I definitely agree that it's not about just trying to hijack the top comment to get the runoff clicks, and I do see some comments here that are just links to other projects. Maybe my self-reference wasn't one that you were referring to, but I personally got a kick out of seeing another hobbyist doing something similar, and looking at their different approach to a similar problem.

calpaterson 7y ago

When I've shared my own projects here this practice of a) people linking their own projects and b) people linking other projects/products that do similar thing was a bit disappointing. What you really want is feedback on your own project

gjs278 7y ago

this project is a joke. it’s not a realistic app that doesn’t already exist. it’s a school project tier piece of software. i’m surprised anyone even cares.