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Hi,thanks for your offer! Can you go to http://www.codemaps.org/e/Lucene http://www.codemaps.org/e/Lucene and play around with the diagrams and explorations? It

Hi,thanks for your offer! Can you go to http://www.codemaps.org/e/Lucene http://www.codemaps.org/e/Lucene and play around with the diagrams and explorations? Its the prototype for the system we are building to help open source developers explore the source code online. We'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback! :)

mikegreenberg 15y ago
I can see this tool being very useful from a functional point of view. However, the UI is sluggish and there are some unexpected reactions that the SW makes to my interactions with it. I don't believe anything is wrong at this point because I'm certain there will be some training required to understand what the software is trying to relate to me. But from playing with it for 5-10 minutes, I feel that the learning curve is slightly steep, but not unexpected or unrealistic given the value this offers. (IMHO) - Interactions like mouseover on objects (which, I assume, give an overview of the connections without activating it) creates a cluttered/confusing look. Maybe while showing this overview, you fade out all irrelevant objects and markup? - Doubleclick on objects should indicate that it's thinking or doing something. There's no feedback to know I properly activated an object with my intended interaction. - I'm not sure if it's my computer or the UI, but it's extremely sluggish. I'm not sure I'd be satisfied with this experience in a finished product. I know it's a prototype, but still want to mention this. - I might not be the best test subject as I'm not a Java programmer.... or even much of a programmer for that matter. I know this is helpful for someone, but I don't understand how it can be helpful for me. This might be important to be aware of. I hope some of these thoughts help. Overall, I get the impression it's cool. (I'm just not sure why.)
- novitaOnCT2 15y ago
  Thanks Mike! Your feedback and suggestions are really useful. And you raise the issue about you not being able to understand how it can be helpful.. Surely it is an important point that we should think more about. Thank you so much! :)

mikegreenberg 15y ago

I can see this tool being very useful from a functional point of view. However, the UI is sluggish and there are some unexpected reactions that the SW makes to my interactions with it. I don't believe anything is wrong at this point because I'm certain there will be some training required to understand what the software is trying to relate to me. But from playing with it for 5-10 minutes, I feel that the learning curve is slightly steep, but not unexpected or unrealistic given the value this offers. (IMHO) - Interactions like mouseover on objects (which, I assume, give an overview of the connections without activating it) creates a cluttered/confusing look. Maybe while showing this overview, you fade out all irrelevant objects and markup? - Doubleclick on objects should indicate that it's thinking or doing something. There's no feedback to know I properly activated an object with my intended interaction. - I'm not sure if it's my computer or the UI, but it's extremely sluggish. I'm not sure I'd be satisfied with this experience in a finished product. I know it's a prototype, but still want to mention this. - I might not be the best test subject as I'm not a Java programmer.... or even much of a programmer for that matter. I know this is helpful for someone, but I don't understand how it can be helpful for me. This might be important to be aware of. I hope some of these thoughts help. Overall, I get the impression it's cool. (I'm just not sure why.)

novitaOnCT2 15y ago
Thanks Mike! Your feedback and suggestions are really useful. And you raise the issue about you not being able to understand how it can be helpful.. Surely it is an important point that we should think more about. Thank you so much! :)