On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Chris Anderson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Oliver Boermans <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 2009/10/16 Noah Slater <[email protected]>: > >> > >> I think the real problem is that it is has nothing to do with CouchDB, > heh. > > > > Any good design solution needs the problem to be defined upfront, > > otherwise the only tool at your disposal to measure it’s success is > > personal and likely irrelevant. > > I'm a big fan of the personal and irrelevant aspects of software. What > gets me going about CouchDB is the idea that everyone can run their > own version of their favorite software. > Yep this is now a remarkable and distinctive aspect of CouchDB that is difficult to explain to anyone running on legacy... What if Gmail was as hackable as Emacs? Cinnebar, I think you should go crazy with your crazy headers, I'll > probably keep whatever I release clean and simple, but if someone > kicks up a theme engine, and a way to swap those around, even better. > > > > So I would first ask a few questions regarding the intended context > > and purpose of the design in question: > > > > - What does it need to communicate? > > - Who does it need to communicate to? > > - etc > > > > If you are looking to brand a tool it’s useful to define what the > > proposition is for potential users first. > > What does CouchDB offer that distinguishes it from available > alternatives. > > > > From my experience with it so far “Relax” is excellent starting point! > > > > > > -- > Chris Anderson > http://jchrisa.net > http://couch.io >
