Show HN: Realtime time tracking with Sinatra/Node.js/Redis

I know that there are a lot of time tracking tools out there but I wanted something super minimalist and developer-friendly so I built this:

https://timestreamapp.com

I’m curious what you guys think.

  • I like that you don't have to start/stop when switching tasks, but I don't really get why there isn't a way to stop recording time. Does that mean at the end of the day, I'm supposed to make a 'break' entry (as you say in the FAQ) and let it run till the next morning? That seems silly. I am already having to take some action to 'stop' tracking by adding a fake entry so I don't see how it's saving time or keystrokes.

    I really like the interface and the minimalist approach otherwise. Whether or not I use it will ultimately come down to the price or the free account limitations.

  • Can't wait to use this! Looks like it will be immensely helpful to see how time efficient my projects are. I guess I can tag projects by name with a special character and then search for the tags later.. I noticed in the video that only the elapsed time of a task is shown -- is there also a way to see when tasks were started and finished?

  • This looks pretty awesome! can't wait to try it out.