by ortuna on 2/3/15, 6:18 PM
We will be adding private repo support soon, it's just the mechanics are very clunky (ssh keys and such). You could however generate a temporary token (until you have purchased the poster, at which time you can delete it). You can enter the repo address on the home page as such:
https://<auth-code>:x-oauth-basic@github.com/user/repo.gitby apunic on 2/3/15, 7:37 PM
Nice idea but not sure about the execution, the generated poster looks just like minified code. Something is missing...
by arocks on 2/3/15, 6:24 PM
Pretty cool! Was wondering how it would transform a whitespace sensitive language like Python. The service seems to be slow. But it looks like it would strip out all the indentation leaving it rather meaningless.
by tjic on 2/3/15, 7:03 PM
This is great.
I recently shut down two small firms that I've run for years and years - the opportunity cost of not doing contract work or something else that paid decently was too much to keep at it.
...but I loved the code base, as clunky as it was. It had warts, scars, and stretch marks that documented its path through the years. I don't miss running the firms, but I do miss the code.
I'll be buying posters to hang on the wall and remind me of the good times.
by erichurkman on 2/3/15, 9:18 PM
Very cool! Does this use Lob[0] for posters (the size selections line up)? I've been wondering about their quality for a few side projects and am interested in any feedback about their quality.
[0] https://lob.com/services/sps/posters/pricing
by meilechh on 2/3/15, 6:12 PM
by mijoharas on 2/3/15, 4:28 PM
Looks nice but seems to crash upon clicking the "Do Magic" button. I'm guessing it might be getting stressed by the traffic from HN.
by mgkimsal on 2/4/15, 12:57 AM
How many passwords will soon be hanging on the walls of various cubes and conference rooms?
by fogleman on 2/3/15, 5:58 PM
No full resolution examples that I can look at?
by dcole2929 on 2/3/15, 9:53 PM
Is there some type of estimate of how many character you need to fill up one of these posters? I wouldn't mind getting one of a particularly tricky module I wrote as a POC for my presentation at the SAM conference last year but it's probably only 300 LOC total.
by euphemize on 2/3/15, 4:33 PM
If anyone wants the linux kernel on their wall :
https://commits.io/builds/88548595a3c (or at least a chunk of it)
I find this service a bit expensive for something that can be made in 10 minutes with illustrator - maybe if I get fantastic glossy paper, but it doesn't seem to mention much about the paper specs.
by orph4nus on 2/4/15, 11:45 AM
Awesome idea. Is there are also a similar service in a do-it-yourself way, without having to put your code into the open as that's a no-go for companies with private code bases.
For example I work for a game development studio and this seems like a cool idea to make some posters of our games, but giving our code base to a company like commit would never be allowed by management.
by groby_b on 2/4/15, 1:33 AM
I think you should let people know you plan on cloning the entire repo. You are currently cloning chromium.git, sorry :)
by s_dev on 2/3/15, 5:09 PM
Server is being hugged to death. Can't seem to do anything at the moment. The idea is very cool though I would definitely use this, I'd perhaps even pay for it. Most Devs are fond of their code because they put work in to it. It's a cool idea for a bedroom or living room talking piece.
by cranium on 2/3/15, 5:24 PM
It looks nice, without a doubt. But I'd be more inclined to buy a poster that I can look at and remember that particular piece of code that was a pain to write/debug[#].
The poster can be a good thing to get after shipping a milestone!
[#] maybe displayed as a big "snake" with all the code put together
by sippeangelo on 2/3/15, 8:56 PM
Would be nice if it would exclude comments. My poster seems to be mostly made out of GPL ramble.
by fat0wl on 2/4/15, 3:30 PM
Do the repo owners get a cut? :)
I tried it on Clojure then imagined how guilty I'd feel buying it knowing Rich Hickey wouldn't get any money but the printers would get lots, hah.
by amolgupta on 2/3/15, 5:47 PM
by weitzj on 2/3/15, 11:06 PM
It would be nice if you could add Support for IPad. I cannot copy/paste the url. As soon as I tap on the url field, I toggle the info text box.
by Sarkie on 2/4/15, 10:40 AM
by midgetjones on 2/3/15, 9:08 PM
I applaud you not only for this idea, but for keeping the site up because I imagine everyone will be pounding it just as much as me :)
by lcmatt on 2/4/15, 2:16 PM
Just a quick heads up, United Kingdom is between Gabon and Grenada.
A few other countries seem to be in the wrong place too when ordering.
by amadeusw on 2/3/15, 9:21 PM
Sweet! Make sure to allow typing in repository address without the http(s):// protocol
by bovermyer on 2/4/15, 12:12 AM
Make the code conform to the form of an image that the user uploads, and I'll buy a dozen.
by TobbenTM on 2/3/15, 5:00 PM
This is awesome!
I need this printed on t-shirts!
by mgkimsal on 2/4/15, 12:57 AM
How do you indicate you want the shape overlays, like the Rails logo and such?
by Kartificial on 2/4/15, 10:11 AM
Fun stuff, also, is this typo on purpose? "Comming soon"
by vollautomatisch on 2/4/15, 2:03 PM
This is so cool, I need to get a print of that.
by vayarajesh on 2/4/15, 6:56 AM
for me it just adds all the code in all the files and displays it in a small font.. something wrong in my repo?