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Show HN: Do you need this “Yelp for Builder Tools”?

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5 points by hackertoolbox 11 years ago · 5 comments

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hackertoolboxOP 11 years ago

It would be useful if hackers here can leave some reviews on http://hackertoolbox.com.

Hacker news is a great community for discussion, but how do the discussions[1] help people decide which tools they should consider? I doubt it's usefulness. How many times do you see people asking suggestions on which domain registrar is the best[2]? Today do you check Yelp before going to a new restaurant or asking that somewhere? I check what the top restaurants in the area and what the top dishes/food they provide. I buy products on Amazon after reading the reviews and feel uncomfortable to buy products with zero review and rating.

HackerToolbox wants to persist the great discussions/reviews and makes that for future use.

[1] Tools of the trade, 2013 edition https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5235137

[2] Two similar questions asked on the same day: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8541117 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8541654

michaeljurena 11 years ago

I'm not sure that the "Yelp for Builder Tools" is very relevant.

minimaxir 11 years ago

That's not how Yelp works. Yelp is information + feedback.

  • hackertoolboxOP 11 years ago

    That's true. The feedback is user contributed. If you write one review on HackerToolbox, it will be more like Yelp :)

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