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Why should I pay for something I can do with open source libraries? (Maybe there is a reason, but this advertorial hasn't managed to convince me, and the author

Why should I pay for something I can do with open source libraries? (Maybe there is a reason, but this advertorial hasn't managed to convince me, and the author hasn't even provided an example. I'm not sure why it's being upvoted.)

anigbrowl 5y ago
You're not the target customer. That would be people who have datasets but don't want or know how to write code. Editorial people have little to no interest in typesetting, they just want something they can import to and embed easily.
bartread 5y ago
You're not the target market. We offer Flourish as an option to clients who want a highly customised bespoke dashboard on a reasonable budget, and that can be put together quickly without actual software development. It's not a great solution for situations with a lot of users as their costs scale up pretty fast.
- antisol 5y ago
  It seems that what you're saying it's not really intended for hackers... ...so why did you post your ad on a website called "Hacker News"?
  - bartread 5y ago
    Hacker News isn't just "for hackers" and hasn't been for a very long time. I think you're very aware of that fact. Obviously it wasn't me that posted the article. GP asked "Why should I...?" In some sense I was agreeing with them: they're not the intended user. I pointed out why we offer it to some clients (and a big factor that I didn't mention is so this kind of bespoke work doesn't become a timesink and a distraction for our engineering teams, who are building more strategic comments and services). So maybe save your cheap trolling comments for reddit where they'll be more appreciated.
    - antisol 5y ago
      Aaw. Sad your ad got flagged. There there. I'm happy to have contributed positively to society by costing you a few views.
      - bartread 5y ago
        Grow up.
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hanniabu 5y ago
What are some open source libraries that can do this?

anigbrowl 5y ago

You're not the target customer. That would be people who have datasets but don't want or know how to write code. Editorial people have little to no interest in typesetting, they just want something they can import to and embed easily.

bartread 5y ago

You're not the target market. We offer Flourish as an option to clients who want a highly customised bespoke dashboard on a reasonable budget, and that can be put together quickly without actual software development. It's not a great solution for situations with a lot of users as their costs scale up pretty fast.

antisol 5y ago
It seems that what you're saying it's not really intended for hackers... ...so why did you post your ad on a website called "Hacker News"?
- bartread 5y ago
  Hacker News isn't just "for hackers" and hasn't been for a very long time. I think you're very aware of that fact. Obviously it wasn't me that posted the article. GP asked "Why should I...?" In some sense I was agreeing with them: they're not the intended user. I pointed out why we offer it to some clients (and a big factor that I didn't mention is so this kind of bespoke work doesn't become a timesink and a distraction for our engineering teams, who are building more strategic comments and services). So maybe save your cheap trolling comments for reddit where they'll be more appreciated.
  - antisol 5y ago
    Aaw. Sad your ad got flagged. There there. I'm happy to have contributed positively to society by costing you a few views.
    - bartread 5y ago
      Grow up.
      - deleted 5y ago
        [deleted]

hanniabu 5y ago

What are some open source libraries that can do this?