I agree it looks fine (though it's not exactly April Zero...), but I think the comments below legitimately address some of the issues with the JavaScript (60 or so poorly formatted lines, using Angular for no reason at all) and the CSS - and probably people are confused as to why this frankly somewhat amateurish project is currently at the top of HN.
From the title, I think you'd expect something that's cleverly using Angular to pull in data dynamically from disparate sources and plotting pretty charts from it, rather than just some static HTML and CSS.
>people are confused as to why this frankly somewhat amateurish project is currently at the top of HN.
Probably the GP's irritation comes from the same place as mine: needlessly abrasive remarks instead of encouragement and constructive criticism that a community like this should provide.
And why do people care so much that this is at the top of HN, as opposed to the bottom?
>I think you'd expect something that's cleverly using Angular to pull in data dynamically from disparate sources and plotting pretty charts from it,
That part is relatively easy to add, given the nice template this provides. Really, for me, creating this kind of layout is the time-consuming part. Pulling in data from some REST api is a relatively quick task.
> And why do people care so much that this is at the top of HN, as opposed to the bottom?
Well, there are only so many hours in the day, and it's nice to see exciting and innovative projects (and articles) gravitate towards the top - that is, surely, how HN is supposed to work.
Well it is at the top. It's obvious that this is representative of the interests of HN, otherwise it wouldn't be there. Sorry it doesn't meet your standards.
You mention it being amateurish. A constructive response would be to take it, pull in some REST data and show everyone whats possible. Or you could just complain.
Any links to your frankly great professional projects?
This project is better than lots of dashboards I've seen, even for quite celebrated companies. And don't get me started on freakishly expensive enterprise services dashboards...
From the title, I think you'd expect something that's cleverly
using Angular to pull in data dynamically from disparate
sources and plotting pretty charts from it, rather than just
some static HTML and CSS.
There's nothing to suggest the creator submitted the link - and Hacker News enforces the dumb <title> rule - so I don't see why that's a reason to get pissy in the comments.
We all have some random crap lying around on GitHub, and anyone can submit it arbitrarily one day. That still does not excuse the absurd mentality here from people who seem to never have made nor submitted anything of their own, since they don't know how obnoxious it is to read comments like these for your own project.
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this frankly somewhat amateurish project
You are such an asshole for writing this. I rest my case.
I'm happy this project is at the top of Hacker News; it means there's a silent majority who are not represented by the people behind the comments on this thread.
No need to apologise. Honestly, relax - it's Sunday, go spend some time with your friends and family instead of worrying about other people on the Internet. It's all going to be fine, I promise.
From the title, I think you'd expect something that's cleverly using Angular to pull in data dynamically from disparate sources and plotting pretty charts from it, rather than just some static HTML and CSS.