Show HN: Today or Tomorrow? Ractive.js and Dropbox Datastore Api application

https://today-tomorrow-app.herokuapp.com

by gvnn • 13 years ago

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gonzilla• 13 years ago

I like the minimalistic interface. Good work.

gvnn13• 13 years ago

Thanks, we tried to keep it as minimal as possible, bringing the focus back to the list of to do.

tlongren2• 13 years ago

So, it's a to-do list?

binarymax• 13 years ago

What is this? I just see a 'connect with dropbox'. I'd like to know what you are working on but please give me more up front!

gvnn13• 13 years ago

It's very simple todo application. It saved your data on your Dropbox account using the new Datastore api. Source is available here https://github.com/gvnn/today-tomorrow

xutopia• 13 years ago

What is it? I'm not going to connect to Dropbox if I don't know what it does.

gvnn13• 13 years ago

We kept it very simple :) We'll add a description for sure. The source code is available at https://github.com/gvnn/today-tomorrow so you can have a look

tazjin• 13 years ago

When I open this I just see a "Connect with Dropbox" button. Is it supposed to be that way? What happens / what does it do once I connect?

Oh and I use Google Drive instead of Dropbox.

gvnn13• 13 years ago

The project uses the Dropbox Api to store the list on your dropbox account. Code is available here https://github.com/gvnn/today-tomorrow

markyc2• 13 years ago

"Connect with dropbox"

umm.. why?

gvnn13• 13 years ago

It uses the Datastore API to store your data on you dropbox account.

markyc2• 13 years ago

doesn't answer my question :)

frakkingcylons• 13 years ago

You can't expect people to connect their accounts with no information on what they're about to use. Please add some more information on the details of the application on the home page.

balee• 13 years ago

What is the limit for the Dropbox Datastore?

ragebol• 13 years ago

I like minimalistic, but this is a bit too much. I'd also like to know what it does before I connect to dropbox

gvnn13• 13 years ago

It doesn't do anything :) the idea is to use dropbox as datastore so you can access your data anywhere.

allanmacgregor• 13 years ago

I'm all up for minimalist design but you went to far, the users don't even get the slightest clue of what the app is supposed to do or how.

I have no reason for giving you access to my dropbox account

gvnn13• 13 years ago

Thanks for your feedback. We are adding a little description in home page.

dc_ploy• 13 years ago

I don't get it. I don't have dropbox. What is it supposed to do? Clever NSA...

gvnn13• 13 years ago

You create a new account :) we built the application to use dropbox datastore so you can access to your data from anywhere

tlongren2• 13 years ago

lol, right.

JoeCortopassi• 13 years ago

To everybody freaking out: It's a todo list, that stores your info in your dropbox rather than the sites database[1]. Brilliant idea, terrible execution.

If I was the person that developed this, I would have spent <$25 on themeforest.net and tossed up a simple splash page with a call-to-action button and a short description of what it does. No one in their right mind is going to blindly hook up their dropbox to a blank site.

[1]https://github.com/gvnn/today-tomorrow

gvnn13• 13 years ago

Thanks Joe

gvnn13• 13 years ago

We added a little description to the homepage. We took the original idea of splash screens, introductions and whatever come to mind and reduced it to the bare bones. Clearly it was too much.

alexholehouse• 13 years ago

As good an idea as this is, how is this on the frontpage?

I don't mean this is a nasty way, but with a single page which basically says, "can I access your data please?" and no explanation I can't understand who would upvote it?

gvnn13• 13 years ago

Building a "nasty" application wasn't our objective. The application is really minimalistic and clearly we shrink it too much. We added a little description now and the application code is available here https://github.com/gvnn/today-tomorrow

halisaurus• 13 years ago

As others said, this landing page doesn't tell me anything, let alone sell me on connecting my Dropbox. You can update it, but I still won't try it knowing that you have a habit of doing things with user data without full disclosure.

AbhishekBiswal• 13 years ago

Please write something about the app on the first page, so that people who are new to the app get to know about it.

gvnn13• 13 years ago

We just added a little description

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