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You've posted this, what, 3 times now? You may be asking the wrong crowd. Try e-mailing some of the app review sites etc. to see what they use currently and h

by jdg 17y ago

You've posted this, what, 3 times now? You may be asking the wrong crowd. Try e-mailing some of the app review sites etc. to see what they use currently and how it can be improved.

tptacek 17y ago
What other name did he post this under? I only see the one other time, which he mentioned in the post text. Also, I doubt he's asking the wrong crowd.
- jdg 17y ago
  The same name he submitted this one under. See his response below. He also didn't mention that he'd already posted it previously until after I had submitted my response. Or I missed it because of the blind rage I felt when he posted it the third time. Just kidding. I do doubt that he is asking the wrong crowd -- at least, at first. "Would anyone be interested in me building this?" vs "Hey, I built this. Anyone have a use for it?" are two very different questions. Since there are already people with working solutions in place, and they're easy enough to find, your first initiative should be to either a) build it for yourself or b) find out what problems they already have and how to eloquently solve them. In short, he needs to find people that already have a need for it. As to whether or not they read HN, who knows. A direct email is a much better method of contact, though.
MichaelApproved 17y ago
The first time I posted it via link by mistake and deleted it. I felt like I worded the second time wrong. Apparently I worded it wrong this time too. I'm sorry if I seem spammy, I'm just desperate to get this post right for proper feedback. Most features I just build, keep if it's used and abandon if it's not. With an API I know people would be depending on me for their site. I'm trying to make sure it's the right direction so I don't end up having to abandon the project along with 1 or 2 users who adopt it. Sounds like no feedback IS the feedback. If it were a good idea the wording wouldn't matter so much.
- jdg 17y ago
  I don't believe it's spammy, and if my comment felt that way please excuse the snark. It wasn't intentional. I believe it's less about how you get the post right and more about who you're asking. As I mentioned above, you need to talk to the people that are already using something similar to what you're... going to build? Since you're not getting much feedback here, let me be the bird of encouragement that is sitting on your shoulder right now. Find people who you think would have a need for this, and talk to them. Those people apparently are not on HN. Ask the app review sites how they keep up and where they get their feeds from. It's a start!

by jdg 17y ago

You've posted this, what, 3 times now? You may be asking the wrong crowd. Try e-mailing some of the app review sites etc. to see what they use currently and how it can be improved.

tptacek 17y ago

What other name did he post this under? I only see the one other time, which he mentioned in the post text. Also, I doubt he's asking the wrong crowd.

jdg 17y ago
The same name he submitted this one under. See his response below. He also didn't mention that he'd already posted it previously until after I had submitted my response. Or I missed it because of the blind rage I felt when he posted it the third time. Just kidding. I do doubt that he is asking the wrong crowd -- at least, at first. "Would anyone be interested in me building this?" vs "Hey, I built this. Anyone have a use for it?" are two very different questions. Since there are already people with working solutions in place, and they're easy enough to find, your first initiative should be to either a) build it for yourself or b) find out what problems they already have and how to eloquently solve them. In short, he needs to find people that already have a need for it. As to whether or not they read HN, who knows. A direct email is a much better method of contact, though.

MichaelApproved 17y ago

The first time I posted it via link by mistake and deleted it. I felt like I worded the second time wrong. Apparently I worded it wrong this time too. I'm sorry if I seem spammy, I'm just desperate to get this post right for proper feedback. Most features I just build, keep if it's used and abandon if it's not. With an API I know people would be depending on me for their site. I'm trying to make sure it's the right direction so I don't end up having to abandon the project along with 1 or 2 users who adopt it. Sounds like no feedback IS the feedback. If it were a good idea the wording wouldn't matter so much.

jdg 17y ago
I don't believe it's spammy, and if my comment felt that way please excuse the snark. It wasn't intentional. I believe it's less about how you get the post right and more about who you're asking. As I mentioned above, you need to talk to the people that are already using something similar to what you're... going to build? Since you're not getting much feedback here, let me be the bird of encouragement that is sitting on your shoulder right now. Find people who you think would have a need for this, and talk to them. Those people apparently are not on HN. Ask the app review sites how they keep up and where they get their feeds from. It's a start!