Hello, Hacker News! I'm the creator of Geek Improvement. Just wanted to drop a few lines in the comments.
There's always that one movie / book / video game / pen-and-paper RPG / [insert here] that I'm baffled I hadn't heard about before, especially since it aligns with my geeky interests. Roughly three years ago, I realized that this scenario occurs all too often. So, I set out to build Geek Improvement as a remedy with a bit of HTML / CSS knowledge and without a lick of programming know-how.
After debating the frameworks and languages du jour, I settled on Python / Django and began hacking away. It's taken juggling college and later a job for the last two-and-a-half years, but I'm finally at the point where Geek Improvement is ready for a public Beta. Folks who take it for a spin will be able to keep track of what they've read / watched / played, add items to to-do and wishlists, and sift through items by geek types.
There's still plenty to refine and many ways to grow, but I'm happy that I'm finally able to share it.
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[ 2.0 ms ] story [ 15.5 ms ] threadThere's always that one movie / book / video game / pen-and-paper RPG / [insert here] that I'm baffled I hadn't heard about before, especially since it aligns with my geeky interests. Roughly three years ago, I realized that this scenario occurs all too often. So, I set out to build Geek Improvement as a remedy with a bit of HTML / CSS knowledge and without a lick of programming know-how.
After debating the frameworks and languages du jour, I settled on Python / Django and began hacking away. It's taken juggling college and later a job for the last two-and-a-half years, but I'm finally at the point where Geek Improvement is ready for a public Beta. Folks who take it for a spin will be able to keep track of what they've read / watched / played, add items to to-do and wishlists, and sift through items by geek types.
There's still plenty to refine and many ways to grow, but I'm happy that I'm finally able to share it.