You're right. Looks like the actual development is done by CodeGophers.

https://codegophers.com/

"Email us a programming task and we'll finish it in 48 hours"

I would say most HN'ers (me included) thought this was done by a beginner web developer and looking for feedback from the community. And based on the comments provided, many of them are quite positive and constructive.

CodeGophers founder here.

First off, congrats to Adam for getting his idea launched and hitting the top of HN with his first project.

Adam came to us with idea, designs, domain, and coding as much as he could. We helped him finish the coding portion, explaining the changes and tools we were making to get the site ready to go. He was involved in every step and learned a lot from the process. I think most coders got some (or a lot) of help when they just start out.

CodeGophers helps people make MVP's as fast as 48 hours over email, and we get all sorts of people writing in. Some are like Adam who are just starting out learning coding, some are designers/marketers who don't know any coding at all and others are more experienced people who just don't have time to build the MVP.

Really? He let's other people code such a simple tool and then acts like it's his student project?

I think we should wait for OP’s explanations before jumping on a conclusion.

Frankly I'd be interested in a write-up on their experience using this service, walking us through they scoped it, solved challenges, cost etc.

Part of running a business is effectively and efficiently allocating capital. Depending on their goal with this project and how much it cost, this could be an excellent approach for getting low tech MVPs built.

If you're interested, we put together a quick blog post describing the process. You can read it here: https://blog.codegophers.com/createamemo-com-idea-to-mvp-in-...

Look at their site: https://codegophers.com

My guess is this dude literally said "make a web form with these inputs that will produce a PDF formatted like this".

I'm not so sure this wasn't just a brilliant marketing ploy to pimp out codegophers. I can't read anything online anymore without some skepticism.

It wasn't but I am happy to give props to people who help me. I am pollster - so feel free to hate me even more for that. But have like 100 web and mobile app ideas I want to make and I want to learn how to develop them. More coming soon. Other than the true haters, I've really enjoyed the process and look forward to getting deeper into coding.

1) I guess there's an assumption around here that "My $THING" implies the owner is the creator. It is indeed an assumption. I am guilty of this assumption. However, there is no claim that this was written entirely by OP.

2) He does say "...helping with" - perhaps it was indeed help

> I guess there's an assumption around here that "My $THING" implies the owner is the creator. It is indeed an assumption

What would be the point of showing people your first $THING if you didn’t make it?

Thanks for the help does not mean he did not do the bulk of the work. Let's not jump to conclusions.

Give a guy a break. I did as much as I could and got help too. That's how you learn, right?

Not only that, the editor (which seems to be one of the main points of this Show HN) is a plan version of Quill.js: http://quilljs.com/playground/

I am all about reusing components, but what's original in here to make it a Show HN?

Edit: after thinking about it and trying it I think the main point is about simplicity to generate a PDF with decent default styles, which is a good point. So I retract my previous opinion; it's about a good experience and nice output using pre-made tools. Well done (:

I still like it! I don't like Apple products any less because Steve Jobs didn't program all of them himself.

Are you serious? Didn't you get help from SOMEONE on your first project. Thanks for the encouragement.

I have some encouragement for you: whatever you do, however you do it, don't do it for the praise. Do it because you enjoy doing it.

Did you write any of the code yourself? That's what people are wondering.

"He was #1!"

What the fuck is wrong with people, this blows.

Wow, chill down.

It sucks that people take advantage of HN's eagerness to encourage newcomers. This is toxic behavior and it must receive an appropriate response: outrage.