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Software developers: I am begging you to put representative screenshots on the home page. This has become a real widespread problem. I know you want to tell us
by _moof 7mo ago
Software developers: I am begging you to put representative screenshots on the home page. This has become a real widespread problem.
I know you want to tell us all about the amazing (sincerely!) stuff under the hood, but to users, the interface is the product.
- jdjdjdjdjd 7mo agoYes!!
- deadbunny 7mo agohttps://openrocket.info/features.html https://openrocket.info/features.html
- andai 7mo agoI also like it when there's a short video that shows how the thing works and what it can do.
- p0u4a 7mo agoSadly they don't teach Show Don't Tell in the lectures
- sibovg 7mo agoThanks for the suggestion, I've added it to our home page.
- drewbuschhorn 7mo agoNice, it's much more clear to a layman like me! (Not the gp)
- chillfox 7mo agoNice, that actually looks really good. I was not expecting that. Usually when there's no screenshot or video for GUI apps I assume it's because the creator is not proud of it, so a sign that the UI will be shit.
- sibovg 7mo agoWe spend a lot of effort on our UI and UX. I dare to say it's one of OpenRocket's defining features. There's still much work to be done though.
- _moof 7mo ago[dead]
- jaredhansen 7mo agoThis is one of my favorite things about HN. I'm into rockets, and clicked the link earlier today. I shared the suggestor's view, but didn't bother to post. I came back now, saw the comment thread had updated significantly, noticed that OP had addressed the suggestion, clicked again -- and noticed, hey wow, there are cool screenshots now, these are a lot more interesting, this is better than I thought!
- hermitcrab 7mo agoThat is a big improvement. A short looping video of the software in action might also be good. But a lot more effort.
- sitagosan 7mo agoThe screenshots looks great, definitely helps someone unfamiliar like me get a feel for what to expect.
- DetroitThrow 7mo ago
- jofzar 7mo agoI can't believe how common this is now, if you dont have screenshots AND a video you are shooting yourself in the foot. If anyone is curious of what I expect (in page order top to bottom) Screenshot of complete product ui with description (showing complete UI) Button to the download/buy product. Header/tagline description of feature below: Screenshot of individual parts of the UI (These are more often then not videos these days/gifs). Description of these screenshots Buttons to expand to another page to learn more. Bluntly, Just copy what other companies are doing. They are doing it because it works. Example https://www.todoist.com/ https://www.todoist.com/ https://discord.com/ https://discord.com/