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Hey thanks for the feedback! I'm the author of the blog post. The topic has been influential for me, and I just wanted to share my perspective on it, specially

by amzans 6y ago

Hey thanks for the feedback! I'm the author of the blog post. The topic has been influential for me, and I just wanted to share my perspective on it, specially in the context of a recent project. I don't think any other article talks about Choosing Boring Tech in the context of Kubernetes, and building a one-man SaaS. Could you please clarify what you found odd? I'm just curious.

jsnell 6y ago
I mean, it's basically what I wrote above. You used the exact same title as the McKinley's article, the same Maslow's pyramid visualization as their presentation, and went through their basic points in the same order. This meant there was a major feeling of deja vu, it didn't feel like a particularly original take on the subject. Maybe the feeling would not have been there if it had been more obvious. I.e. titled something like "My take on 'Choose Boring Technology'", the link moved to the opening paragraph, and explicitly stating that you were reframing that original article in terms of your own experience. (But to to repeat, I'm not claiming that anything untoward happened here).
- amzans 6y ago
  Thanks, just updated the article to clarify the context a bit better.
polote 6y ago
You didn't want to just share your perspective, you know this subject is popular on HN and you are brute force publishing your article until it reaches the front page (its the 4th time you are posting the link) in order to create an audience for the product your are selling. This is not forbidden as far I know, but not really the kind of behavior HN users like
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- simpleoxygen 6y ago
  Couldn’t have phrased it better myself. I’m guessing the original poster is a member of Indie Hackers, getting on the front page of HN is one of their main mission objectives when it comes to marketing.
  - amzans 6y ago
    I actively participate in both communities for some time already. Not sure what is wrong with sharing my posts? I do mention what I’m doing to build a product, if you find it interesting, great. If not, feel free to ignore it. But that is not at all the point of the article.
    - simpleoxygen 6y ago
      Pull the other one. You know exactly what you are doing.
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- amzans 6y ago
  Yes, I posted the article in the past. This time people saw it, and started discussing. That's about it. I'm just trying to share the lessons learned while building a product, and if someone finds my product interesting, that's great, if not, fine too.
  - polote 6y ago
    Personally I'm not here to tell you what to do, you are old enough to know what you have to do. I like to read original content on HN (and I accept that this is not the case of everyone) so I don't really like when a topic keeps coming and doesn't bring anything new to the discussion. Anyway it seems like you are deep into copying the stuff of others as Panelbear look a lot like a copy of SimpleAnalytics
    - amzans 6y ago
      I do not think anyone has covered this topic in the context of choosing Kubernetes for building a one-man SaaS. > Anyway it seems like you are deep into copying the stuff of others as Panelbear look a lot like a copy of SimpleAnalytics I was unhappy with existing solutions, so I built my own.
    - afarrell 6y ago
      > I don't really like when a topic keeps coming and doesn't bring anything new to the discussion. It is fine to value novelty. And also sometimes it is important and useful to return to tried-and-true ideas that others are already familiar with. Example: If you want people's opinions on something you've realised about Kubernetes, it can be really helpful to put that discussion within a tried-and-true conceptual framework like "Choose Boring Technology"

by amzans 6y ago

jsnell 6y ago

I mean, it's basically what I wrote above. You used the exact same title as the McKinley's article, the same Maslow's pyramid visualization as their presentation, and went through their basic points in the same order. This meant there was a major feeling of deja vu, it didn't feel like a particularly original take on the subject. Maybe the feeling would not have been there if it had been more obvious. I.e. titled something like "My take on 'Choose Boring Technology'", the link moved to the opening paragraph, and explicitly stating that you were reframing that original article in terms of your own experience. (But to to repeat, I'm not claiming that anything untoward happened here).

amzans 6y ago
Thanks, just updated the article to clarify the context a bit better.

polote 6y ago

You didn't want to just share your perspective, you know this subject is popular on HN and you are brute force publishing your article until it reaches the front page (its the 4th time you are posting the link) in order to create an audience for the product your are selling. This is not forbidden as far I know, but not really the kind of behavior HN users like

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simpleoxygen 6y ago
Couldn’t have phrased it better myself. I’m guessing the original poster is a member of Indie Hackers, getting on the front page of HN is one of their main mission objectives when it comes to marketing.
- amzans 6y ago
  I actively participate in both communities for some time already. Not sure what is wrong with sharing my posts? I do mention what I’m doing to build a product, if you find it interesting, great. If not, feel free to ignore it. But that is not at all the point of the article.
  - simpleoxygen 6y ago
    Pull the other one. You know exactly what you are doing.
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amzans 6y ago
Yes, I posted the article in the past. This time people saw it, and started discussing. That's about it. I'm just trying to share the lessons learned while building a product, and if someone finds my product interesting, that's great, if not, fine too.
- polote 6y ago
  Personally I'm not here to tell you what to do, you are old enough to know what you have to do. I like to read original content on HN (and I accept that this is not the case of everyone) so I don't really like when a topic keeps coming and doesn't bring anything new to the discussion. Anyway it seems like you are deep into copying the stuff of others as Panelbear look a lot like a copy of SimpleAnalytics
  - amzans 6y ago
    I do not think anyone has covered this topic in the context of choosing Kubernetes for building a one-man SaaS. > Anyway it seems like you are deep into copying the stuff of others as Panelbear look a lot like a copy of SimpleAnalytics I was unhappy with existing solutions, so I built my own.
  - afarrell 6y ago
    > I don't really like when a topic keeps coming and doesn't bring anything new to the discussion. It is fine to value novelty. And also sometimes it is important and useful to return to tried-and-true ideas that others are already familiar with. Example: If you want people's opinions on something you've realised about Kubernetes, it can be really helpful to put that discussion within a tried-and-true conceptual framework like "Choose Boring Technology"