WORKING... FINALLY!
Is it possible to build a web application that really fits people needs? Of course you can: to know what people need you must ask them.
This is how the idea of WorkOutLoud - a new product built with ruby on rails - was born.
WorkOutLoud will share its construction process on the web with the users.
Do you want to know what WorkOutLoud is all about?
Do you want to know what WorkOutLoud is all about?
Oct 3, 2008
Design first: work log page preview
The design phase of WorkOutLoud has began, and the first thing I have decided is I won't write a single line of code until I'll have a mock up of the entire application ready. After the experience I made building WhoDoes - the project management tool by GotThingsDone.com - I'm convinced that the best way to build a web application up is to forget start coding if the application layout is not totally completed. I've understood I need to have something real to look at for a few days, and I need to play a bit with it before actually starting implementation phase.
posted by Massimo Sgrelli
When you design a software application, you must quickly get the user interface done, and then take some time off, leaving all the initial enthusiasm goes away. Make some screenshots and print them all, and then hang 'em on the wall of your office. Spend 15 minutes observing them every day, looking for your colleagues positive criticism, and then, if you still think that is the right way to proceed, go through the coding phase.
You must remember that every business idea can be a major hit depending on a million of factors, and no one can actually say nothing about the results you can get but your users.
This blog will be my office wall:
This screenshot is a draft about one of the main pages of the application: the Work Log page. Let's suppose you want to observe one of your colleague activities (mine in this case), what steps you will follow to reach this page?
You look for 'Massimo Sgrelli' in the search box, then you click 'watch' to get my activity log on your watching list, and then finally you click on my name.
This screenshot is a draft about one of the main pages of the application: the Work Log page. Let's suppose you want to observe one of your colleague activities (mine in this case), what steps you will follow to reach this page?You look for 'Massimo Sgrelli' in the search box, then you click 'watch' to get my activity log on your watching list, and then finally you click on my name.
