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marconlp

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- portfolio: https://marcushof.vercel.app - email: marcus.hof@protonmail.com - twitter: https://twitter.com/Marcon565 - linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-hof

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marconlp··on Show HN: Snapify – open-source Loom alternative
Hi kinduff, thanks for your feedback!

1. Yeah, I also noticed it's easier to explain the product using a video demo. I will add a recorded demo to the landing page! https://github.com/MarconLP/snapify/issues/17

2. The big red button in the hero section?

3. My goal is for users who are searching for something like "loom alternative" end up finding snapify. This also couples with 1.

4. Thanks for reporting that, fixed in https://github.com/MarconLP/snapify/issues/16

5. That's correct, initially I wanted something like what cal.com has on their pricing page: https://cal.com/pricing, but in the end that's just a minor thing.

6. Early in the checkout process, the landing page, or the pricing page? It's currently only mentioned in the FAQ on the pricing page.

7. Are you talking about the "Record a video" button? Recording a quick video and saving it locally does not require an account, but it's required when uploading to the cloud.

marconlp··on Show HN: Snapify – open-source Loom alternative
Thanks! I took a look at stream.new which is surprisingly similar. And yes, I am uploading and serving the raw MediaRecorder output, without any transcoding.

Did you by any chance try to view the demo using Safari? https://github.com/MarconLP/snapify/issues/12

marconlp··on Show HN: Snapify – open-source Loom alternative
What kind of chat app or video hosting platform did you use?

I've often encountered errors like: "You file is too powerful" - Discord, when trying to share my recording.

marconlp··on Show HN: Snapify – open-source Loom alternative
Haha, yeah I can assure you that's not the Loom I meant.
marconlp··on Show HN: Snapify – open-source Loom alternative
I actually spoke with Peer Richelsen (CEO @ Cal.com) and he asked me the same question. Also mentioning that open-source is only beneficial when selling to enterprise companies, just like PostHog or Activepieces is planning/doing.

I was thinking about why someone would choose Snapify over Loom, being open-source would be one argument. But if those people are willing to pay is another question...

marconlp··on Show HN: Snapify – open-source Loom alternative
Hey there! After realizing that there is no open-source tool to quickly record your screen and get a sharable link, similar to loom, I built Snapify.

Recordings will look like this: https://snapify.it/share/clk3mpgnu0003mj0f042964wg

We’d love to hear HN’s thoughts on what we’re building! Thanks!

Any tips on how to sell this as I am struggling to get my first customer. Is it valuable to you and could you see your team using it?

I am also open for freelance work!

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Socials:

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CbZi1Bm-MlDHEb4WjsFBzIBSomJ...

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-hof/

Email: marcus (dot) hof (at) protonmail (dot)com

GitHub: https://github.com/MarconLP

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marcon565

Portfolio: https://marcushof.vercel.app/

marconlp··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2023)

  Location: Münster, Germany
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: JavaScript/Typescript, React.js/Next.js, Node.js, Express.js, Tailwind

  Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CbZi1Bm-MlDHEb4WjsFBzIBSomJa1M7T/view?usp=share_link
  Portfolio: https://marcushof.vercel.app/
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-hof/
  Email: marcus (dot) hof (at) protonmail (dot) com
  GitHub: https://github.com/MarconLP
  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marcon565
Take a look at:

- Loggl.net (took a week to develop)

- Snapify.it (took two weeks to develop)

For the source-code and other projects feel free to checkout my portfolio: https://marcushof.vercel.app/

marconlp··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2023)

  SEEKING WORK | GERMANY | REMOTE | React Developer

  I specialize in web application and landing page 
  development. I make beautiful and scalable frontends.

  My main skills are: 
  - React, NextJS, TailwindCSS
  - NodeJS, ExpressJS
  - Typescript, Javascript
  - Redux, RTK Query

  Examples:
  - Loggl.net (took a week to develop)
  - Snapify.it (took two weeks to develop)

  To checkout my portfolio for the source-code and other projects: https://marcushof.vercel.app/

  Links
  Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CbZi1Bm-MlDHEb4WjsFBzIBSomJa1M7T/view?usp=share_link
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-hof/
  Email: marcus (dot) hof (at) protonmail (dot)com
  GitHub: https://github.com/MarconLP
  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marcon565

  Hourly rate: $25/hour

  You can email me at: marcus (dot) hof (at) protonmail (dot) com
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
Thank you!

I didn't notice email validation was such a huge problem. I created an issue: https://github.com/Tablane/tablane/issues/17

marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
I was just listing Waterloo University as an example as that is the one Joma Tech went to: https://www.youtube.com/c/jomaoppa
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
Pasting images into the description is something I plan on doing! A problem there would be stoage costs. (a solution would be a google drive integration)

what do you mean by pasting comments into the task description?

marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
Awesome! could you add me on linkedIn? https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-hof/
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
Could you open the Devtools and check the exact error?

I tried to signup with test@test.test with threw an error but test@test.net worked!

marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
Hi, definitely interested! I couldn't find any contact information on your HN account.
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
Thanks! I created an issue for that bug: https://github.com/Tablane/tablane/issues/15
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
Thanks for the feedback! That is definitely something I am going to add. (a workspace setup like in the https://tablane.net preview)
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
I went through all different redux version, by starting with writing every Reducer myself (I know now this is not recommended anymore), then switching to redux toolkit, and finally realized what I actually need is Server Side State with RTK Query!
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
Awesome!

I already applied 2 weeks ago, but was denied with the reason that you are currently looking for more experienced developers: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog.com/pull/4922

marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
I agree! Integrations with tools like Zappier, Activepieces, etc are definitely super userful and already planned:

https://app.tablane.net/shared/board/63906741c22c232ed88df79...

marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
The onboarding is something I need to work on! I plan on having a basic example of some board right after you sign up.
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
My goal is to achive a business model like PostHog and Calcom, where the app is basically free for individuals and companies, but I charge money for enterprise features and support!
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
Thanks, I am planning to use the posthog / calcom business model, by making an awesome product which is free to use. But charge money for enterprise features or support.

I created an issue for that bug: https://github.com/Tablane/tablane/issues/15

marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
I think that is another great aspect.

Doing a "gap year" and deciding later if I wan't to visit college.

marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
How would you recommend to find the email of a senior engineer at ClickUp?
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
Thanks!
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
Thanks!
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
I've seen a lot of discussion about my choice of looking for a job directly after Highschool.

Reasons against college

- I recently visited a College Conference and wans't really impressed by any of them, mainly because their presented curriculum where basic js, css, html, react, easy leetcode algorithms which I already know

- I don't really happy with my current position in School, where I sit and listen to the teacher talking about a topic for an hour which I could teach myself with a 5 min youtube video

- Additionally my plan was to move to the US where Waterloo University would be 100k a year for non-us-citizen

- I've heard that after a few years of working as a Software Engineer the college degree doesn't matter anymore

- Having an income

- learning from experienced Software Engineers

Reasons for college:

- the life experience

- some people say getting a job without a degree is almost impossible

What do you guys think about this list?

marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
> I got that feedback several time already I tried to make it easier to understand with the interactive demo on https://tablane.net

> There are a few dialogs that don't seem to support keyboard controls (like Enter), I've opened a PR for this.

Thanks, I am going to check that!

> When I try and run it locally to test my PR, it seems to complain with an "AppError: Invalid access token" on the backend. I get a "Something went wrong" error message (and the XHR fails with a CORS error). What am I doing wrong?

I forgot to add the .env.example file to the tablane-api repo: https://github.com/Tablane/tablane-api/commit/6c92035505914d...

marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
Yes, they are currently not mobile optimized. It's not a high priority because I think doing it once on a Desktop/Laptop is okay for now.
marconlp··on Show HN: I spent 2 years building Tablane as a 17-year-old
I would have already applied at ClickUp if they weren't hiring only 5+ year Experience Software Engineer
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