Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
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@mr_daemon this, but also: the number of encarbulator dot com websites I've seen that also do not tell you what it is/does on the main page, or even anywhere within a click or two, is too damn high!
@wez Yeah, multiple frameworks are like this. Tells you all about the cool features, but you have no idea wtf it is for until you find the examples and then go `OH it's a task queue` or whatever.
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Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
@mr_daemon The "curse of knowledge" is real. Especially amongst software devs. "Everybody knows about my product! No need to give them an overview." See: open source projects; enterprise web pages.
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@wez Yeah, multiple frameworks are like this. Tells you all about the cool features, but you have no idea wtf it is for until you find the examples and then go `OH it's a task queue` or whatever.
@mr_daemon @wez it's even worse now since most websites first blast you in the face about some AI bullshit they put in
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Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
Supports reticulating splines by integrating Spliiiner 5.38.4 and Gooprl5 via a crypo-spyfro-tiptoe retrangulator and optional flags with the Spango framework. Also includes the long-requested feature to actually save your work.
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Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
@mr_daemon
I often find myself saying "but what does it do?", when reading the README of projects hosted on Git**b. I generally then move on to some other task. -
Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
@mr_daemon Cannot agree more. Brag more and so some self-promotion of the stuff you've built!
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Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
@mr_daemon it encarbulates stuff, I would hope?
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Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
@mr_daemon if the profile and the website and the link to the release explain it, does the toot really need it?
I see it as a trade-off between more noise for those who know (which are probably most followers) and the reduced effort for those who don't know. The hope is that the latter can find out easily.
Example is the last release announcement of @teamtype where we didn't include the explanation. I'm open to include it in the future, but it's not yet 100% clear to me that that's better.
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Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
@mr_daemon @retrotechshop
Also don't say "Our new product [ThisThing] is available - it's like [ThatThing*]" - *I've never heard of ThatThing either, so saying it's "like" it is telling me nothing.
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Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
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@mr_daemon if the profile and the website and the link to the release explain it, does the toot really need it?
I see it as a trade-off between more noise for those who know (which are probably most followers) and the reduced effort for those who don't know. The hope is that the latter can find out easily.
Example is the last release announcement of @teamtype where we didn't include the explanation. I'm open to include it in the future, but it's not yet 100% clear to me that that's better.
> if the profile and the website and the link to the release explain it, does the toot really need it?
Yes, absolutely.
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@mr_daemon if the profile and the website and the link to the release explain it, does the toot really need it?
I see it as a trade-off between more noise for those who know (which are probably most followers) and the reduced effort for those who don't know. The hope is that the latter can find out easily.
Example is the last release announcement of @teamtype where we didn't include the explanation. I'm open to include it in the future, but it's not yet 100% clear to me that that's better.
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Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
Also please put this description on the website for your thing!
There are so many websites now that don't give any clue as to what they actually are or do. Adding a simple "About" link to a straightforward explanation of the thing would be brilliant (imagine you're writing the Wikipedia page for your thing rather than marketing hype).
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@mr_daemon
I often find myself saying "but what does it do?", when reading the README of projects hosted on Git**b. I generally then move on to some other task.@saxicola @mr_daemon Gods what an annoyance. Just one line guys, I need to know if the search that brought me here was in any way successful or a wrong turn!
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@mr_daemon if the profile and the website and the link to the release explain it, does the toot really need it?
I see it as a trade-off between more noise for those who know (which are probably most followers) and the reduced effort for those who don't know. The hope is that the latter can find out easily.
Example is the last release announcement of @teamtype where we didn't include the explanation. I'm open to include it in the future, but it's not yet 100% clear to me that that's better.
@zormit @teamtype Honestly, I quite appreciate that the github release page linked there has a short description at the top, for people landing here, so they don't have to go find your readme and hope for the best. I should do the same, actually.
But also a single sentence like "We just released v 8.0 of Froobulator: a cake frosting control interface" or whatnot, goes a long way.
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Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
@mr_daemon Oups, I should have known to do better announcing at https://floss.social/@ariel/116012863584455141
Thanks for the reminder.
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Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
@mr_daemon @gsuberland so say we all!
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Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
@mr_daemon we're still stuck on libencarbulator turbo++ 1.7 because of some other dependencies #techdebt
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Please, I beg, if you're posting about a new release of the cool thing you made, include a small description of what it is and what it does.
It's hard to boost "libencarbulator turbo++ 2.8a release is now available! Now supports configuring reticulation of splines" in a vacuum, and I want nothing more than to boost the cool thing you made
@mr_daemon@untrusted.website Gachastuck still in development now still doesn't support downloading and playing the game
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Also please put this description on the website for your thing!
There are so many websites now that don't give any clue as to what they actually are or do. Adding a simple "About" link to a straightforward explanation of the thing would be brilliant (imagine you're writing the Wikipedia page for your thing rather than marketing hype).
@FediThing @mr_daemon > imagine you're writing the Wikipedia page for your thing rather than marketing hype
I think this is good advice.
