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Show HN: A better way to share your favorite programming resources

21 points by cjstewart88 14y ago

jakswa 14y ago
I think the web needs a user-driven repository of "how to learn X" submissions, so this could be good!
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jakub_g 14y ago
On the left hand side there are stars. On the right hand side, there are stars and eyes. What's the meaning of the latter?
- prxi 14y ago
  left hand stars are ones you've starred. Right hand stars are total number of times a link has been starred. Eyes = click throughs?
  - cjstewart88 14y ago
    Yup, that's exactly right!
    - jakub_g 14y ago
      I should have looked up in Firebug before asking ;) Anyway a `title` to be displayed on hover won't hurt ;)
prxi 14y ago
Cool idea! I'd love to be able to sort by most starred and/or most viewed, however. :)
- cjstewart88 14y ago
  My goal is simplicity, but I wouldn't mind bringing in features like that to help users narrow down their results and get right to the good stuff. Thanks for the feedback :)
keyboardP 14y ago
Great idea, I like it! Just one thing, you need to escape the "#" for the C# tag in the URL (C%23). The browser ignores the "#" and so it returns the result for just "C".
- cjstewart88 14y ago
  Ah, thanks for pointing that out!
  - keyboardP 14y ago
    No problem :)
mnicole 14y ago
Just some thoughts -- This is perfect for people just starting out or looking to gain more knowledge in their respective interest, but it expects the user to put the time and effort into delving into the articles before realizing they may not be suited to them. The two things that mean the most to me as someone overwhelmed by where to start first are the smallest on the page (the stars and views). At the same time, these are subjective ways of determining the worth of the resource. There was a similar service to this a few months ago for just front-end resources and my reply to them can be applied here; I want to know what the person found so great about it and what I can expect, rather than just knowing it was submitted and people with varying degrees of experience starred it. 1) Why did the submitter enjoy this link/how did it differ from other resources on the same topic that made it worth bookmarking? 2) What experience level is this resource expecting? 3) What type of resource is this about (front-end, backend, design, version control)? You have tags, but Sass and CSS could be in the same overarching category. Just some general context to the links, so that when I see "Getting Real" under "General Programming", I'm not having to figure out what that even means.
- cjstewart88 14y ago
  I've thought about your concerns and think a quick way to add some context would be to add user reviews and have them viewable via a dialog or something quick the user can get to. I've also thought about adding a secondary type of tag for experience level, so if an advanced rubist is browsing around they would know the difference between a beginner book and an advanced book. Thanks for taking the time to give me your feedback :)
lsiebert 14y ago
I'd give greater indication that the actual titles are clickable visually, perhaps with some sort of shading/shadow and I'd figure out some way to indicate that the tags are tags, even if it's a simple "tags: "
- cjstewart88 14y ago
  Thanks for the feedback, I'll keep working on the UI and see if I can make things as clear as possible.

21 points by cjstewart88 14y ago

jakswa 14y ago

I think the web needs a user-driven repository of "how to learn X" submissions, so this could be good!

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jakub_g 14y ago

On the left hand side there are stars. On the right hand side, there are stars and eyes. What's the meaning of the latter?

prxi 14y ago
left hand stars are ones you've starred. Right hand stars are total number of times a link has been starred. Eyes = click throughs?
- cjstewart88 14y ago
  Yup, that's exactly right!
  - jakub_g 14y ago
    I should have looked up in Firebug before asking ;) Anyway a `title` to be displayed on hover won't hurt ;)

prxi 14y ago

Cool idea! I'd love to be able to sort by most starred and/or most viewed, however. :)

cjstewart88 14y ago
My goal is simplicity, but I wouldn't mind bringing in features like that to help users narrow down their results and get right to the good stuff. Thanks for the feedback :)

keyboardP 14y ago

Great idea, I like it! Just one thing, you need to escape the "#" for the C# tag in the URL (C%23). The browser ignores the "#" and so it returns the result for just "C".

cjstewart88 14y ago
Ah, thanks for pointing that out!
- keyboardP 14y ago
  No problem :)

mnicole 14y ago

Just some thoughts -- This is perfect for people just starting out or looking to gain more knowledge in their respective interest, but it expects the user to put the time and effort into delving into the articles before realizing they may not be suited to them. The two things that mean the most to me as someone overwhelmed by where to start first are the smallest on the page (the stars and views). At the same time, these are subjective ways of determining the worth of the resource. There was a similar service to this a few months ago for just front-end resources and my reply to them can be applied here; I want to know what the person found so great about it and what I can expect, rather than just knowing it was submitted and people with varying degrees of experience starred it. 1) Why did the submitter enjoy this link/how did it differ from other resources on the same topic that made it worth bookmarking? 2) What experience level is this resource expecting? 3) What type of resource is this about (front-end, backend, design, version control)? You have tags, but Sass and CSS could be in the same overarching category. Just some general context to the links, so that when I see "Getting Real" under "General Programming", I'm not having to figure out what that even means.

cjstewart88 14y ago
I've thought about your concerns and think a quick way to add some context would be to add user reviews and have them viewable via a dialog or something quick the user can get to. I've also thought about adding a secondary type of tag for experience level, so if an advanced rubist is browsing around they would know the difference between a beginner book and an advanced book. Thanks for taking the time to give me your feedback :)

lsiebert 14y ago

I'd give greater indication that the actual titles are clickable visually, perhaps with some sort of shading/shadow and I'd figure out some way to indicate that the tags are tags, even if it's a simple "tags: "

cjstewart88 14y ago
Thanks for the feedback, I'll keep working on the UI and see if I can make things as clear as possible.