5 ms·

> The best way to tell about Webcodesk is to let you try it in action. > So instead of an introduction, I would recommend you to complete the tutorial in the o

> The best way to tell about Webcodesk is to let you try it in action. > So instead of an introduction, I would recommend you to complete the tutorial in the online version of Webcodesk. Click on the link below. Please put a GIF of your tool in action on your github page instead of this message.

rickyc091 7y ago
I agree with this. I scrolled through the github page, then I went to the main homepage, scrolled through that and closed the tab. I wanted to see what it actually did before investing more time reading about it and seeing how it works.
- reflectiv 7y ago
  Same. Asking people to upfront invest their time into something without first selling them on that thing is a big no no. Yes even/especially for tech projects and libraries. ...and I am even this guys target audience, a React developer who makes a living with it.
  - ipselon 7y ago
    Here is the timelapse video: https://youtu.be/5b2MAk95W8s https://youtu.be/5b2MAk95W8s
azimuth11 7y ago
This is a good idea. It would also help sell people if the example was changing or adding something to a non-trivial layout.
ipselon 7y ago
I'm recording the video now. It will be available in two or three hours. Thanks for the advice
- hardwaresofton 7y ago
  No problem -- Looking forward to taking another look at the project!
ipselon 7y ago
Here is the timelapse video: https://youtu.be/5b2MAk95W8s https://youtu.be/5b2MAk95W8s
- hardwaresofton 7y ago
  Glad you got through making the video, but maybe it was a little unclear what I meant -- a short ~15 second GIF of moving about the app (not an introduction, but when you're being productive with it) would do much more to draw people in. By all means though, embed the video onto the page -- it's at least a start. IMO it's not really reasonable to expect busy devs to sit through 1 minute of silent sped-up introductory content. Here are some examples of what I mean (I searched "wysiwyg react" and "page builder react" on github and picked some good examples): - https://github.com/jpuri/react-draft-wysiwyg https://github.com/jpuri/react-draft-wysiwyg - https://github.com/BuilderIO/builder https://github.com/BuilderIO/builder - https://github.com/blocks/blocks https://github.com/blocks/blocks - https://github.com/artf/grapesjs https://github.com/artf/grapesjs
  - verdverm 7y ago
    Builder is not actually open source Blocks is alpha Grapes is ok, but the repo maintainer is not the greatest
    - jhowell 7y ago
      What in your opinion is wrong with the Grapes maintainer? The comment seems like an indictment of some sort without obvious evidence.
      - verdverm 7y ago
        Take a look at how the issues are managed. Each time he replies, he immediately closes the issue without seeing of it is actually resolved, and then he had a lockbox which locks the conversations.
  - mattferderer 7y ago

rickyc091 7y ago

I agree with this. I scrolled through the github page, then I went to the main homepage, scrolled through that and closed the tab. I wanted to see what it actually did before investing more time reading about it and seeing how it works.

reflectiv 7y ago
Same. Asking people to upfront invest their time into something without first selling them on that thing is a big no no. Yes even/especially for tech projects and libraries. ...and I am even this guys target audience, a React developer who makes a living with it.
- ipselon 7y ago
  Here is the timelapse video: https://youtu.be/5b2MAk95W8s https://youtu.be/5b2MAk95W8s

azimuth11 7y ago

This is a good idea. It would also help sell people if the example was changing or adding something to a non-trivial layout.

ipselon 7y ago

I'm recording the video now. It will be available in two or three hours. Thanks for the advice

hardwaresofton 7y ago
No problem -- Looking forward to taking another look at the project!

ipselon 7y ago

Here is the timelapse video: https://youtu.be/5b2MAk95W8s https://youtu.be/5b2MAk95W8s

hardwaresofton 7y ago
Glad you got through making the video, but maybe it was a little unclear what I meant -- a short ~15 second GIF of moving about the app (not an introduction, but when you're being productive with it) would do much more to draw people in. By all means though, embed the video onto the page -- it's at least a start. IMO it's not really reasonable to expect busy devs to sit through 1 minute of silent sped-up introductory content. Here are some examples of what I mean (I searched "wysiwyg react" and "page builder react" on github and picked some good examples): - https://github.com/jpuri/react-draft-wysiwyg https://github.com/jpuri/react-draft-wysiwyg - https://github.com/BuilderIO/builder https://github.com/BuilderIO/builder - https://github.com/blocks/blocks https://github.com/blocks/blocks - https://github.com/artf/grapesjs https://github.com/artf/grapesjs
- verdverm 7y ago
  Builder is not actually open source Blocks is alpha Grapes is ok, but the repo maintainer is not the greatest
  - jhowell 7y ago
    What in your opinion is wrong with the Grapes maintainer? The comment seems like an indictment of some sort without obvious evidence.
    - verdverm 7y ago
      Take a look at how the issues are managed. Each time he replies, he immediately closes the issue without seeing of it is actually resolved, and then he had a lockbox which locks the conversations.
- mattferderer 7y ago