[HN Gopher] Show HN: Stretch My Time Off - An Algorithm to Optim...
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       Show HN: Stretch My Time Off - An Algorithm to Optimize Your
       Vacation Days
        
       Hey HN! I built StretchMyTimeOff as a quick experiment using Cursor
       (Anysphere's AI code editor) and GPT-4o to see how far AI could go
       in building a simple, functional site.  What it does: The site
       helps you get the most out of your vacation by suggesting optimal
       days to take off around national holidays, maximizing long breaks
       with minimal vacation days, anywhere in the world and for any
       calendar year.  It's an idea I've had for a while, and building the
       algorithm with GPT was a fun challenge. Any feedback or ideas I'm
       all ears :)
        
       Author : zachd
       Score  : 27 points
       Date   : 2024-11-12 18:11 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (stretchmytimeoff.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (stretchmytimeoff.com)
        
       | shmoogy wrote:
       | This is a great idea for something I typically do manually to
       | plan around maximizing vacation time around when my kids have
       | off.
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       | Would recommend being able to adjust the public holidays - for
       | example: Juneteenth and Veterans day off were not days off of
       | school+work.
       | 
       | Other future improvements would be some kind of tie in for
       | airfare - these are typically some of the most expensive times to
       | fly.
       | 
       | Love the idea
        
         | helios_invictus wrote:
         | Also it would be great to be able to add "corporate" holidays,
         | where the whole company is off because of X reason.
        
       | xutopia wrote:
       | If you add the ability to toggle days in various states this
       | could be a really useful tool for me. Unfortunately I have family
       | obligations that occur at various times in the year. Clickable
       | cells that would change them from day/off or not could really
       | help here.
        
       | geostupid wrote:
       | Most companies don't take all public holidays; this ends up being
       | primarily for Federal workers who do get each of those holidays.
       | 
       | If you make a table of holidays and then check on/off those
       | applicable, then have the algorithm fill back in as needed, that
       | would be helpful.
        
       | sksksk wrote:
       | Awesome idea, some suggestions (to fit my use case)
       | 
       | My annual leave resets on April 1st, so being able to change the
       | year would be handy.
       | 
       | I worked compressed hours (I have every Friday off)
       | 
       | I can carry over 5 unused days to the next year, and buy 5 more
       | days. This might impact what days I take off.
        
       | occz wrote:
       | Cool project!
       | 
       | Some regional feedback coming from Sweden - your source data set
       | is not 100% in line with what most workers in Sweden will get.
       | For example, 24 December, 31 December and Midsummer's Eve are not
       | reflected as days off in this calendar.
        
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