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Perhaps provide an example (screenshots/video) of your project in action. Otherwise, people will not see how your project can impact them, and they don't unders

Perhaps provide an example (screenshots/video) of your project in action. Otherwise, people will not see how your project can impact them, and they don't understand how to use it, regardless of how much explanatory text that you give. This is the very problem that I'm facing on my project (http://bedefiant.io http://bedefiant.io). Because i don't have a working example yet, it is hard to communicate my vision of how you can use my project. Of course, my project is still under development (I'm working on developing the minimally demonstrable features now), but the situation is the same for both: If you want people to use your software, then you have to show them why they need it and how you can solve their problems.

eat_veggies 9y ago
Yeah, I read the whole README.md and I still have no idea how the thing works. Is it bundling up complex implementation details like video and email and ssl (and the other stuff you mentioned) into composable functions that "defiant" applications are made out of? I'm interested in contributing because if so, that's super cool and I want in!
- coreyp_1 9y ago
  Exactly... It's a very abstract concept, which is why I am working hard to get it to the point of having something concrete to demonstrate the capabilities. I'm working on it (actually, I'm working on a bit of documentation at the moment, because I don't have any of that committed yet!). The intent is indeed to bundle the complex implementation details and configurations into something that us mere mortals can easily deploy, but that also allows for more complex configurations. My professional experience has lead me to be constantly thinking about dev/stage/prod rollout needs, while my personal experience drives a desire for out-of-the-box simplicity and functionality. If you want to talk more, just hop on the slack channel (linked to on the github page), and I would be glad to explain and/or demo further.

eat_veggies 9y ago

Yeah, I read the whole README.md and I still have no idea how the thing works. Is it bundling up complex implementation details like video and email and ssl (and the other stuff you mentioned) into composable functions that "defiant" applications are made out of? I'm interested in contributing because if so, that's super cool and I want in!

coreyp_1 9y ago
Exactly... It's a very abstract concept, which is why I am working hard to get it to the point of having something concrete to demonstrate the capabilities. I'm working on it (actually, I'm working on a bit of documentation at the moment, because I don't have any of that committed yet!). The intent is indeed to bundle the complex implementation details and configurations into something that us mere mortals can easily deploy, but that also allows for more complex configurations. My professional experience has lead me to be constantly thinking about dev/stage/prod rollout needs, while my personal experience drives a desire for out-of-the-box simplicity and functionality. If you want to talk more, just hop on the slack channel (linked to on the github page), and I would be glad to explain and/or demo further.