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We tried this today for the first time, my co-dev partner and I, 13 time zones away. We are very used to the multi-step process that it takes to share info duri
by mimixco 6y ago
We tried this today for the first time, my co-dev partner and I, 13 time zones away. We are very used to the multi-step process that it takes to share info during these co-dev sessions, so I understand the pain points CoScreen is going for.
Because we do it 10x a day, we don't think about how many steps it takes to say, "I found this..." and paste a link into Viber, then the other person opens their browser, which you may or may not be able to see but definitely can't control. How many times has your co-dev said, "Yeah, move down a bit. Yeah, a bit more."
I think the idea of CoScreen is that, instead of all these non-connected windows, you just say to other person, "here!" and share what you have found -- if that's in the browser, in Atom, in GitKraken, whatever. Also, the fact that you don't have to worry about sharing other windows or what's on your desktop is a real plus. Too much RL stuff creeps into work screen and app sharing already and I think this can help reduce that.
Our experience today was less than optimal. We found the app to be too slow to be usable in production. It could be a "Zoom Mondays" kind of overload problem and we are definitely willing to keep trying it. I think the time saved from sharing real windows and working in each others' windows is worth it if they can get this to primetime.