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Landing page feedback for a code review tool

by jlao

Hey! I just launched a code review tool called Crocodile this week. I researched and implemented a bunch of @olly's best practices from Roast My Landng Page before launch, but direct feedback is always appreciated.

Thanks!

jlao's avatarjlao
on March 2, 2022
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    i think it's very clean and to the point.

    I didn't get the benefits over native github, unless you don't have the specific problems with the comment ui, namely being able to select smaller text and having comments as popups. though that's probably because this is still an MVP.

    btw, do the comments still stick to the parts of the text, even when the branch is rebased and force pushed?

    utkuturunc's avatar utkuturunc
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      I've added a "differences" table to better communicate some of the advantages of Crocodile based on your feedback.

      Thanks again for your feedback.

      jlao's avatar jlao
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      The comments do stick even if you rebase or force push. They stick even if you change the line that was commented on.

      I wrote a blog post that goes over in more detail some of the differentiators but I think I need to some of that on the landing page.

      Thanks for the feedback!

      jlao's avatar jlao
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    Overall I'd say the layout looks nice. I'm a programmer so I have some thoughts on the marketing points:

    • Mention somewhere it's online software.
    • I'm curious about the github integration -- will it actually post comments back to the github pull request? Does my whole team have to use the tool, or just whoever wants to?
    • The color scheme of the code in the review tool might not appeal to me. You might want to choose something more standard or make this changeable.
    • It feels like there's a core design principle which is not explicitly stated. Is the product supposed to be simpler than other tools, faster, more intuitive, have more features?
    • Crocodile seems likes it could have a cool logo. :)

    Good luck!

    vrhacker's avatar vrhacker
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      Thanks for the feedback! That's super helpful!

      To answer your question--it doesn't post comments back to the GitHub at the moment. There's a slight mismatch because GitHub only allows commenting on whole lines whereas Crocodile lets you comment on any piece of text. Pretty easy "round up" to whole lines, but you'd definitely lose some of the specificity. Do you think this would be a deal breaker for adoption?

      Do you have a color scheme you like? I'm honestly not that picky myself so I picked the first one that looked okay to me while I was building out the prototype and I never bothered to change it.

      jlao's avatar jlao
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        On GitHub - it might be an easier way to get adoption. If one developer on a team can use the software without affecting others, they might enjoy it and advocate for adoption by the rest of the team.

        Color scheme - I think the default for vscode is pretty good, but there's some sites that rank themes by downloads.

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