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QualCoder Reviews

1. Leon van der Neut

   almost 2 years ago
   Effective no non-sense software

   I used Qualcoder to code 100 hours of public hearings transcripts and I found it a very pleasant experience. The workflow is intuitive and quick. Even though some transcripts went over 150.000 characters, I was using about 50 codes, and have transcripts with over 100 different coded segments, the program remained stable. Using the | character in the search field allows for the use of multiple keywords at once, which was very effective. The report function allows you to produce overviews of interview segments per code and various kinds of statistical analysis, which can be integrated with R-Studio. Many thanks to Dr. Colin Curtain for the development and software support.

   👍 Pros:    Active community|Completely free and open source|Very stable|Intuitive workflow|Integration with r-studio

   👎 Cons:    .pdf coding requires turning pages in file
2. Rahul A

   almost 4 years ago
   The best open source alternative to paid CAQDAS

   QualCoder is one of the best CAQDAS I have used not just because it is free and open source but also because of the functionalities and constant improvements.

   🏁 Competitors: ATLAS.ti, NVivo

   👍 Pros:    Developer is responsive to feedback/requests and makes improvements|Easy to use|Advanced features
3. Guest

   about 4 years ago
   Really good alternative to paid CAQDAS

   I really like using QualCoder 3.0 for its ease of use and intuitive interface.

   👍 Pros:    Easy to use|Intuitive|Easy merge of projects

   👎 Cons:    Only two hierarchies allowed for codes

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  Quantenna used 1.1.1.1 for RPC to their wifi chip in their SDK by default. Should not have been exposed to global routing but of course people screwed that up. https://medium.com/@mrtcve/atts-misuse-of-cloudflare-dns-ip-1-1-1-1-e64901e41a09. - Source: Hacker News / about 7 hours ago

• Jane Street: Incremental

  It depends on how you define the observable pattern. The fundamental components here are laziness and weak connections between graph nodes. Node values are getting materialized only when you observe them, and the system is flexible for live structural changes. Usually, you don't need to materialize the entire graph when you need to observe just some nodes. Additionally, you can halt computations at any point in... - Source: Hacker News / 4 days ago

• AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making

  Supposedly 70% of software projects failed even before AI. So are AI projects better or worse than that? Also like people have asked about the 70% failure rate, how do you define failure/success. https://medium.com/@trienpont/why-do-over-70-of-software-projects-fail-deb4f48f18e6. - Source: Hacker News / 6 days ago

• Gpu.ai $1k Grand Prize Buildathon August 22nd 2026: Build on Free Cloud GPUs

  Hey guys! GPU.ai is hosting a buildathon with free cloud GPUs on August 22nd 2026 -- register at gpu.ai/buildathon -- all projects will be open-sourced. Learn more: https://medium.com/@john_64490/gpu-ai-1-000-grand-prize-buildathon-on-august-22nd-2026-build-ai-apps-on-free-cloud-gpus-fe27ece9783c?sharedUserId=john_64490. - Source: Hacker News / 7 days ago

• I built a privacy-first crypto portfolio tracker after the Ledger breach

  Back in the day I used the now-defunct site coin.fyi or coinexplorers.com to track my portfolio. When they disappeared, I looked at the alternatives — and none of them adapted to my necessities. The main one: a private, encrypted portfolio management platform in the style of ProtonMail. One where the service provider itself cannot see what I hold. So I decided to create my own.... - Source: Hacker News / 8 days ago

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