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ActiveRecord Eager Loading with Query Objects and Decorators(robots.thoughtbot.com)
1 points by mpotter 12y ago|0 comments
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by mpotter 12y ago
So, this is basically the best of TurnTable.FM with the benefits going to charity? I'm in.
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Help these low-income kids attend pre-college programs(wishbone.org)
27 points by mpotter 12y ago|5 comments
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by mpotter 13y ago
Clever! Reminds me of Million Dollar Homepage: http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com
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by mpotter 13y ago
We'll announce our supported environment list shortly but the preview answer is: Docker & Heroku Buildpacks :)
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by mpotter 13y ago
Yeah, it's not perfect but right now we're solving this with tolerance thresholds on the image diffs.
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by mpotter 13y ago
Sure! We use a web driver to simulate browsing in an actual client, so Javascript, etc. is executed as it normally would be.
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by mpotter 13y ago
Dev here. Our team has grown to love the GitHub pull request workflow. We built Prune to solve one issue we consistently run into: how to QA on the various branches before merging. Happy to answer questions and thanks for any feedback!
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Show HN: Automatically create QA environments for your GitHub pull requests(prune.io)
72 points by mpotter 13y ago|20 comments
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Flynn Demo and Roadmap(flynn.io)
43 points by mpotter 13y ago|6 comments
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by mpotter 16y ago
Great resource for tea beginners and experts alike: http://steepster.com Discover new teas, get recommendations, and keep a tasting journal. Disclosure: I'm a co-founder.
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by mpotter 17y ago
We haven't considered making it non-linear. It's an interesting suggestion, though I'd hesitate to go that way only because the user then lacks a clear 1:1 model of how the slider directly affects their rating (without explanation). We have
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by mpotter 17y ago
It will be interesting. It's important to note the nature of our community and whom we expect to contribute. Generally, we're geared toward a more passionate user who we find to be more than willing to contribute at this level of granularit
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by mpotter 17y ago
Yeah, sorting is an issue we're still looking at (and is still very much in transition considering the new rating system). Appreciate the suggestion! We'll add it to our list of potential solutions.
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by mpotter 17y ago
Thanks, callmeed. 1. Yep, slider implementation is jQuery UI. 2. It is too early to tell, but we're definitely planning to share a follow up. As mentioned in the post, we had a simple thumbs up/down for ratings and were seeing a greater th
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by mpotter 17y ago
Hi, I'm Mike from Steepster. We thought we'd share our new ratings system we just deployed with HN as we think it's relevant for products with customer reviews, ratings, etc. It's our attempt to combat the 4.3 dilemma (discussed here rece
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by mpotter 17y ago
Great mix of more general advice (like the previous set of bullet points), combined with specific context around your experience. It's a nice change of pace from the "your startup has to do this" blend of articles because it acknowledges yo
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by mpotter 17y ago
In retrospect, I feel bad submitting this. It was my first submission in the two years or so I've been here (~1 with an account), which makes it worse. In my defense, I had no idea it would be upvoted so highly.
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by mpotter 17y ago
Yeah, and I think it's a shame because, while getdropbox.com works great as a marketing site, getdropbox.com/home doesn't feel right for their Web interface.
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by mpotter 17y ago
It's a shame that Google gets the A record, since it now gets ~40k UVs from getdropbox.com misdirects... http://siteanalytics.compete.com/dropbox.com/
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by mpotter 18y ago
Only redesign when you have a measurable goal or set of goals in mind. It helps if they're quantifiable, but they don't necessarily have to be. There are many dangers in redesigning prior to establishing a goal (particularly with commercial