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The live demo is a really neat detail, but it can be overwhelming for an uninitiated user. I first didn't even notice it was a live demo until my mouse was ove

by rsp1984 8y ago

The live demo is a really neat detail, but it can be overwhelming for an uninitiated user. I first didn't even notice it was a live demo until my mouse was over it and I wanted to scroll down and instead the graph in the demo zoomed out. Some feedback: - Just today on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18410628 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18410628 - I would not do a live demo but instead illustrate using pictures and perhaps a little intro video. - It's not made clear enough what the core differentiators of the product are vs. existing process tools, such as Trello or Asana. In fact I currently don't see the benefits of a graph-based approach over other tools. Doesn't mean that there aren't any, just that they aren't made clear. - In the live demo: the box being displayed when I hover over a tree node is almost always (partly) off screen.

johannesbeil 8y ago
Thank you for your feedback! The main advantages of the graph are: 1. you can get an easier overview of complex processes and how they connect. 2. The tracked parameters are inherited. So if you are tracking parameters that don't change to the next iteration, you will still have them stored in the process. It also remembers how they connect, so if you change a name upstream it will cascade down. 3. You can plot the leaves according to their parameters. If you click on the plotting button in the top left and choose model_name vs. mae for example, you can compare how different models performed and still see how their iterations connect.
edraferi 8y ago
I like having a live demo available, but not on the landing page. It should be one click away to avoid this kind of confusion.
- johannesbeil 8y ago
  Noted, thanks!
jakobegger 8y ago
I think the live demo is awesome! I think you should keep it. But: it also took me a while to see that it is interactive. There should be a big label "Live Demo" above it (the small text on the right is easy to miss) (Unfortunately, for me, all the live demo does is show that the product is still pretty rough.)
- johannesbeil 8y ago
  Thanks! It is, of course, new, but also less rough when you use the actual product and not the live demo.

johannesbeil 8y ago

Thank you for your feedback! The main advantages of the graph are: 1. you can get an easier overview of complex processes and how they connect. 2. The tracked parameters are inherited. So if you are tracking parameters that don't change to the next iteration, you will still have them stored in the process. It also remembers how they connect, so if you change a name upstream it will cascade down. 3. You can plot the leaves according to their parameters. If you click on the plotting button in the top left and choose model_name vs. mae for example, you can compare how different models performed and still see how their iterations connect.

edraferi 8y ago

I like having a live demo available, but not on the landing page. It should be one click away to avoid this kind of confusion.

johannesbeil 8y ago
Noted, thanks!

jakobegger 8y ago

I think the live demo is awesome! I think you should keep it. But: it also took me a while to see that it is interactive. There should be a big label "Live Demo" above it (the small text on the right is easy to miss) (Unfortunately, for me, all the live demo does is show that the product is still pretty rough.)

johannesbeil 8y ago
Thanks! It is, of course, new, but also less rough when you use the actual product and not the live demo.