dbreunig

Thanks for the feedback. Most access was limited on day one, including:

- Can't view profiles unless you're signed in

- Can't see what lists people are performing unless they're performing your list or a public list

- Can't see privately published lists written by a user (unless you are them)

But yes, I think we can take this a bit further. I've pushed the following updates:

- Can't view a user's draft lists (this was an error, now fixed)

- Can't view a user's activity unless they're working on a list you invited them to perform.

The latter issue was a leftover from a "teams" feature usecase that's been pushed back. But it's more sane now.

The boring, productive stack for desktop apps IS web apps.

A surprising answer to issue 2 is that Copilots are filling in the gap. Rails, VS Code, and Github Copilot work very well. Both for autocomplete and explanation. I expect them to get better as context window size improvements arrive.

Amazing. I never noticed this.

I wasn't aware the checkmark was backwards until a beta user complained about it. I'm left handed and occasionally make my marks that way and had never considered there is a 'right' way.

The real reason it's reversed is because earlier logo iteration used it as the "L" in "StepList". I did away with that full logo, but kept the mark.

But from now on, I'm stealing your take!

Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it.

To answer your questions here: It's a webapp, designed to work fast and clearly on desktop and mobile.

When not signed in, there's a prompt to join next to the Download and print button. Perhaps I should make that more prominent.

The download options are so you aren't locked in if you create a list. There's no checklist standard txt format, so I provide lists in Markdown or JSON, take your pick.

I've had this domain for awhile. I bet it's a rule specific to .app.

Thanks, appreciate it.

Thanks. If this finds traction, individual users won't be the revenue base. Want to keep individual users close to free and have small orgs pay for teams features.

Agree. My weekly Sunday Cleaning List is one of my most used.

Thanks. Will take a look at that today.

I'm using what's recommended by Stripe Atlas. If this finds traction and people seem to like it, I'll consider investing in a lawyer.

Good idea, thanks!

Yes, better messaging about premium and what it enables is on my backlog. You can view details if you click the carot in the right-side of the menubar and click "Upgrade".

Ironically, the lack of prominence of pricing is due to me hating how often apps remind you you're not paying. I didn't want it to be in everyone's face, all the time. Probably bad UX and business on my end...will fix shortly.

One more, here's a video walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHaHcciIDp4&t=12s

I think the thing I appreciate most as a user is the UI for performing lists on mobile. Big font, focused on a step, fast, and easy commenting.

And the launch blog post, if anyone is curious: https://www.dbreunig.com/2024/05/01/introducing-steplist.htm...

Thanks!

It does, as does Todoist and other task managers. But it's never a first class citizen and takes a backseat to one-off task management. For many, these features or even Google Sheets or the Notes app is sufficient. It wasn't for me, though.

Thanks. I have a better "premium description and ux" on my kanban backlog. Just had to shove this out the door at some point!

I don't mind sharing at all.

The nuts and bolts weren't too different from what it is today: Rails app deployed on Render with simple auth. Most of the work getting it ready for public consumption was generalizing the UX so it wasn't so specific to my way of thinking, polishing the look and feel, speeding it up, improving the auth, and other things you wouldn't really need for a personal app.

That's great! Thanks for the annecdote.

I've thought this is a well matched tool for small businesses, like cafes and repair shops with low-tenure workers and onboarding them quickly. If there's success here, I'll roll out Teams as a feature, which is about 80% done and hidden behind some feature flags.

Product Hunt page here: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/steplist

Point of Interest.

Yes it does: CDLA. A big deal, we hope it unlocks lots of new creations.

I do! Thanks!

Meta still has the Silicon Graphics logos on a few glass conference room doors in building 16, I believe. At least they were there in 2012.

Great memento mori.

You know what means more to a community? Affordable housing.

duckdb is a single file with no dependencies and it's fast. Still blows my mind how quickly it can query GB sized gzipped CSVs.

Reading through the comments, it's hard to not think of "Pygmalion and Galatea."