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I've been using Docs (and a bit of sheets) for stuff like this and haven't noticed too much issues, though I usually keep under 10 people. Honestly I hope Googl
by lukeschlather 6y ago
I've been using Docs (and a bit of sheets) for stuff like this and haven't noticed too much issues, though I usually keep under 10 people. Honestly I hope Google doesn't try to address any of the complaints in this thread.
Google Docs/Sheets/Drive function a lot like Stardew Valley multiplayer, in that pretty much anyone can do anything, and this allows really fluid communication but it simply won't work with 100 people.
Sheets supports 100s of people to an extent (even more) but I wouldn't want them to optimize for this. I think if I were in charge of it I would be exploring ways that they can find UI paradigms that allow more seamless interaction and realize the dreams that I think Google had when they built Wave.
* What if you could embed live video/audio in a Doc?
* Sheets comments kind of suck.
* Is there a way to use comments that makes them more visible without ruining the sheet view? (Maybe not.)
* As this article says, people are often using a Sheet as a very hacky app dev platform. Is there a way to embed the sheet data in a Doc (or something Wave-like) that has a more seamless communication pattern?
* Is there a way to build small apps on the fly without messing with a bunch of macros?
Though I think a lot of this is about communication. I don't think Google should be thinking about scaling, they should be thinking about those use cases where you're talking to a small group of people and you need a little custom app that can't take more than 30 seconds to put together or just talking would be more efficient.