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benjaminasmithon Ask HN: What popular apps were made exclusively with React Native or Flutter?

Not exactly "popular" (only 10k downloads), but my Pathfinder spell tracking app is built 100% Flutter: https://www.spelltrackerapp.com/

benjaminasmithon Why It’s So Hard to Actually Work in Shared Offices

I'd be interested to hear about those experiences running the tech co-working space.

benjaminasmithon Response to the NYTimes redesign article by Martin Belam of the Guardian

This is exactly the point that Martin Belam makes:

  So, if anyone wants to pick up the challenge and build a 
  prototype of Andy’s redux from our content, I’d love to 
  see it...and test it with users.

benjaminasmithon Response to the NYTimes redesign article by Martin Belam of the Guardian

I think you've misunderstood his point: he's saying that that the audience would rather see pictures of the story than a picture of the author.

In Andy's original article, his mockup featured photos of the authors next to some headlines. But of course, a photo of the story is far more useful than a photo of the correspondent.

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Argh - this is a really good point.

I'm from the UK, so I often forget that: a) cell phones have area codes (unlike the UK), b) area codes do not change when cell phones move, and c) there's no way to tell a cell number from a land line number (again, unlike the UK).

Put those three factors together and you're right - the tool becomes far less useful for cell phone numbers.

I'll do a bit more investigation and see if there's a way to improve this situation. Thanks for the input!

benjaminasmithon Domainr Command Line Script makes picking a new one easier than ever

Domainr has been a fantastic tool for a long time, and this will certainly be handy for those furious coding moments when you need a name and don't want to mess around.

My only enhancement request (for Domainr really, though it could be implemented in the script) is to flag those TLDs which require local citizenship or other hoop-jumping in order to make a purchase.

benjaminasmithon [dead]

Long time HN reader, first time poster.

This is my one of my first weekend (it actually took more like a week) side projects.

My aim was to create a tool that I'd find useful while learning something new. In this case, I rediscovered Java, learned about servlets and JSON, and I tried out the Google App Engine as a hosting platform.

Feedback, advice or criticism for an aspiring micropreneur?

I'd be most interested in feedback on the design and execution: what could I do to make this simpler, more intuitive, easier to use?