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It's great that you posted this, but it would be greater if HN was capable of doing it automatically since it is mostly trivial, but provides a lot of value.
by antirez 13y ago
It's great that you posted this, but it would be greater if HN was capable of doing it automatically since it is mostly trivial, but provides a lot of value.
- steveklabnik 13y agoIn the past, there were semi-automated accounts that did this, but they made more people upset than happy. I would also prefer to see this happen on every story.
- gitaarik 13y agohey hey hey, if you want hacker news to stay fast you should't make it do too much!
- ColinWright 13y agoThe systems I wrote were independent of HN and didn't slow it down. I got significant grief for them and pulled them. Standard "wisdom" for start-ups includes "If you're not embarrassed by your first product then you didn't launch early enough," and "Try the minimal viable product before investing too much time." I both launched early, and made sure the "product" was absolutely minimal. It got slated by the people it was trying to help, so I didn't bother refining it. The experience was educational and instructive. (minor edit to remove some inappropriate snark - apologies)
- AlisdairO 13y agoI wouldn't be surprised if that was because people misinterpreted it as complaining about reposting, which is a contentious topic on HN.
- kirubakaran 13y agoThe complainers were probably just a vocal minority.
- redthrowaway 13y agoStay? When was HN ever fast? It's a tech demo for a language that's been more-or-less abandoned, that accidentally grew into a popular website.