jeffremer

14 ปีที่แล้วdiscuss

I've been using BetterSnapTool[1]. While it's just a window resizing utility and not a manager I've found it very useful for quickly assigning windows to specific screens and specific locations especially since it has very flexible hot-key preferences. Divvy[3] is very similar to BetterSpanTool though it's more flexible with the sizing but requires more slightly configuration to setup shortcuts. Divvy also seems to lack the hot-corner feature of BetterSnapTool.

Still, it doesn't solve the problem of maintaining specific screen states or remembering positions across sessions. For example while working without a second monitor I'd really like one set of window configurations to automatically take effect and as soon as I plug in a monitor I'd like all the windows to automatically assume another configuration. I gave Breeze[1] a try, but I found it very finicky and it rarely actually remembers my window configurations and it didn't play well at all with spaces.

Tyler seemed promising because it would eliminate the manual configuration, window organization, and window state problems. I'm a bit disappointed to see it isn't ready yet but excited to try it when it is.

[1] http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?mt... [2] http://www.autumnapps.com/breeze/ [3] http://mizage.com/divvy/

jeffremer

15 ปีที่แล้วdiscuss

Link bait titles irk me. Nevertheless nice post on some of the MRI internals.

jeffremer

15 ปีที่แล้วdiscuss

It was nice/smart of Yahoo! to not limit JUTE's capabilities to testing YUI3 code. Jasmine is my go to JavaScript BDD/testing framework, but JUTE looks like an impressive set of tools. Bonus that it's built off of Node.js and supports testing server-side JavaScript too.

jeffremer

15 ปีที่แล้วdiscuss

These slides are a great distillation of and addition to the HTML5 Rocks Native HTML5 Drag and Drop tutorial[1]. Nicely done.

[1] http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/dnd/basics

jeffremer

15 ปีที่แล้วdiscuss

I went to a talk given by the Meebo founders about what to consider when designing your front page. A big part of the talk boiled down to making a single call to action very clear and tailoring it toward the majority of users that are going to hit your front page.

Your call to action is very clear, "Try it Free" (I'm assuming you're going to make it so that the content on the left of the slideshow/carousel doesn't fade in and out). I think this is a Good Thing (tm).

It seems clear that your goal is to convert new users who land on your home page. I'm guessing the decision between login form versus link has to do with a compromise between conversions and engagement.

That said, without a way for an existing user to find their way back in your engagement is going to suffer dramatically - unless going to your homepage is not the primary way your users access the app. So you obviously need at least a link to sign in.

Deciding whether or not to include a form over a link depends entirely on how much you want to push for engagement over conversion. Your homepage is pretty clean (not a lot of noise), so perhaps there's room for a login form eventually - but since I assume your initial goal is conversions then I'd start with the link.

You can optimize for engagement by making "remember me" the default for logins and then taking logged in users directly to their dashboard when they hit the homepage.

For non-cookied users you could also A/B test the homepage with a link or with a form and then see if you are getting drop off in either conversions or engagement from having one or the other.

jeffremer

15 ปีที่แล้วdiscuss

Not for me. http://cl.ly/232h2F2e1W3G2l3e2n2u

jeffremer

15 ปีที่แล้วdiscuss

Great read. This is an equally good perspective on why to leave one startup for another. I think it's a pretty healthy practice for a developer at a startup to ask themselves these same questions as if they were interviewing for their own job.

jeffremer

15 ปีที่แล้วdiscuss

Maybe it's just that I use LH daily, and that bug trackers and project management apps have only so many possible options for UX - but to me, these two look more alike than any other combinations I can think of. Not implying it's a rip off - it just struck me as funny.

jeffremer

15 ปีที่แล้วdiscuss

It is very nice looking, well done guys. Though it is strikingly similar to Lighthouse, at least at first glance: http://lighthouseapp.com. Perhaps a source of inspiration, or just coincidence?

jeffremer

15 ปีที่แล้วdiscuss

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Our platform serves millions of users and almost one billion impressions monthly.

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