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Folks, in your launch posts remember to describe what you're launching and what it's for. Ideally in the opening paragraph. - Intro: Explains problem but not w
by gk1 22d ago
Folks, in your launch posts remember to describe what you're launching and what it's for. Ideally in the opening paragraph.
- Intro: Explains problem but not what is Neki or what it's for.
- Why Neki: Explains alternatives and why they suck but not what is Neki or what it's for.
- How does Neki work: Describes the technical components but not what is Neki or what it's for.
- What you get beyond sharding: Explains how to run/deploy but not what is Neki or what it's for.
- What is a platform preview + Try Neki today: 140 words on the definition of "preview" and links to get started... but not what is Neki or what it's for.
Edit: The landing page has 100x more useful information up front -> https://neki.dev/ https://neki.dev/
Edit #2: They've since added a "What is Neki" section. Good reaction time.
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- dwb 22d agoThe landing page which is linked at the start of the second sentence of this page…? I don’t completely disagree with you, but this is mostly hypertext working as intended, is it not?
- fastball 22d agoYeah this meta commentary on HN is very confusing for me. The structure of the article is literally - short paragraph saying "we launched neki" - short paragraph saying why neki was needed - paragraphs about what neki is (with a header) That seems like a very reasonable structure for a blog post like this one. Not being able to get to the third paragraph of a blog post seems like a "you" problem, not a blog problem.
- crooked-v 21d agoThe "what is" section didn't exist when they commented.
- simonw 21d agoSadly, in 2026, you should never assume anyone will click a link.
- entrope 21d agoWhy "sadly"? The person writing a link should provide enough detail for readers to figure out whether they should follow the link. I rolled my eyes the first time I saw this entry on HN because it just said "Neki" and the (generic) target domain name. A two-word description got added, and that makes it interesting instead.
- simonw 21d agoIt's sad because I think links are the best thing about the web, and it's increasingly clear to me that many internet users either misunderstand or actively avoid them. Why do people post screenshots of an article on social media instead of linking to it? Sometimes ignorance, but often because the web is such a hostile experience these days - paywalls and subscribe banners and cookie warnings and slow pages. That's sad.
- owebmaster 21d agoIf that's what you think, why you keep posting comments linking to your blog? If you know that to be true and still add your links everywhere ("helping"), isn't this a spammer's confession?
- simonw 21d agoThose are for the people who still respect links.
- DrammBA 22d agoFolks, your blog post sucks at marketing. Edit: your marketing site actually has excellent marketing information. Edit #2: They've since replaced the blog post with a link to the marketing page. Good reaction time.
- ahoka 21d agoI scrolled through the landing page and even the "Get started" page and I have still no idea what is this. Is this a managed db? Something I can run myself? No idea.