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2 points by danest ↗ HN
I recently was playing around with ruby and wanted to try to make a application, so that I can easily find new programming books to read.

This is what I came up with, I would love some feedback and suggestions.

http://apps.facebook.com/newprogrammingbooks/

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mdaniel
I don't know enough about FB apps to know if this is under your control, but I am presented with the following annoying message when I follow that link:

> Sorry! We can't display this content while you're viewing Facebook over a secure connection (https).

I am wary of FB apps to begin with, since they are so viral, and switching off https doesn't make me feel more confident.

danest
Yea since the recent switch to https, you have to convert apps to show on the https but since I am hosting it on heroku for free I dont have the https.

But if you click switch to http you can see my app and you will see the permissions I ask. I only ask for basic information.

The applications that go 'viral' are the ones that usually ask for permission to post on your facebook feed and these are the ones that usually post things even when you dont want them too.