Show HN: I made a simple webapp to store your ideas.

[alex_g]

It's dead simple. There's no fancy interface. Basic features are gone. That's all on purpose.

If you're like me, you're always writing down ideas on pieces of paper. My webapp is like that, but for the internet. Let me know if you find it useful.

[ra3don92]

I'll go ahead and make some suggestions: like dlf said, it would be nice to be able to play with it before registering. Furthermore, you should allow the user to login with OpenID services such as Google or Facebook, anything you can do to reduce the time it takes for a user to get started.

You should add an easy way to edit the idea once it has been made. I frequently want to revise or add some resources that go along with an idea I may have.

It's a good start, but lacking some features that would prevent me from using it as a way to store my ideas primarily. I'd be interested in hearing about your progress, it's going to make for a great learning experience.

[alex_g]

Thanks for the feedback! I chose to do a standard registration/login solely because it's my first php project- I want to learn how to handle forms and interact with databases.

As per the editing, it seems that is something I should really implement.

[auston]

Alex, you should seriously consider making this an iPhone app. You're probably aware of how much more your peers are into mobile (instagram? tumblr? etc).

Additionally, I personally find the iPhone to be an amazing tool for ideation.

[alex_g]

I'll consider it greatly as my next weekend project, although I have another project I'm working on ATM.

Too many ideas! :)

[dlf]

+1 for this. I'm a big fan of the pocket notebook. Having this as an iphone app is a natural extension of that idea.

[pcd]

Yeah I like storing my ideas on my phone too. I'm hardly ever near a computer when a lightbulb turns on! I use noted! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/noted!/id504164257?ls=1&m... Follows the same keep it simple stuff but with better tracking than the iphone notes app.

[dlf]

I like the idea, but I don't see any reason why I should have to register before playing around with the app a bit. Let the user submit ideas and only require registration when they want to create their own private "bin".

[alex_g]

The point of the app is to list your ideas. The user must register in order for the app to know which ideas belong to them.

[indigo747]

Hey, I built something similar to this a while ago. Find it at http://openthought.herokuapp.com/ Figured you might want to see it. I am also 16.

[alex_g]

Nice! Our apps are definitely very similar (actually the same). I really like the prompt you are given when you want to delete an idea. It's very... bold.

What is it built with? How does Heroku work?

[ra3don92]

"IdeaBin was designed and developed by Alex Greene, a 16 yr. old student at The Bronx High School of Science."

Keep up the good work, you've got some real talent for your age. Congratulations on releasing!

[alex_g]

Thanks, I really appreciate it. However, I'd rather receive criticism as if my age were not there. If I changed the 16 to a '35', would you still say the same thing?

[lowglow]

S/He'll be chasing the release dragon for years now. :|

[sturmeh]

Why would this differ to a normal note taking webapp, apart from the fact if you break into this database you are guaranteed only to see ideas?

[alex_g]

You could use a note taking webapp. I use Evernote quote a bit. However, I find myself making notes of different ideas, different categories, when sometimes I just want to add an idea to a list, like you can with my webapp. For other simple not-taking webapps, if you use it for just writing down ideas, it's fine. However, I usually use note-taking webapps for.... taking notes. When I put an idea on the list, it's immediately an idea among "non-ideas". ideaBin is just for writing down your ideas.

[madhukara]

If you have a demo on how it works it would be great

[pcd]

So as the administrator you can see everyone's ideas? Nice for you.

[alex_g]

Technically yes. If I knew how to hide that I would. But seriously, I have enough ideas on my mind, I don't need yours.