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I can say that the Muse podcast (which was about building software in general, not just their app) was one of the most refreshing things I'd heard. Great interv
by rchaud 3y ago
I can say that the Muse podcast (which was about building software in general, not just their app) was one of the most refreshing things I'd heard. Great interviews with other product builders, and lots of examples that get into the weeds of what makes software fast, fun to use, or easy to build/deploy.
What was surprising was that there was almost no mention of Muse (the app) outside of this podcast, on the general web. Nothing on HN from what I could tell. Their Twitter account was very quiet, plus I never saw organic posts from people who were using the tool.
Which is surprising because the "Tools for Thought" space is chock-full of people online posting screenshots, knowledge graphs and talking about features.
It's crazy that there was more chatter about OneNote (the most boring free-form organization tool there is) and almost nothing about Muse.
- theaussiestew 3y agoI used Muse and was aware of it. Looking back, I think it was because they were excessively pure about their approach. The library they built a top of, Automerge, also had this flaw, compared to it's nearest and wildly successful alternative Y.js. Being MacOS and iPad only, having little practical utility and coming off as a spin off of some research projects contributed to this.
- stevage 3y agoYeah I'm pretty surprised I'd never heard of it before. Of course I'd never touch something that was Apple only. It's cool that it's not completely dead though.