BitcoinDesign
Bitcoin Core App Design Jam Session #9
Date: 2022-20-10
Time: 11:00
Timezone: UTC
Duration: 1h
UTCTime: 2022-10-20 11:00 UTC
Agenda
A regularly scheduled session to co-design for the Bitcoin Core App. We'll try to systematically work our way through the application design.
This call series complements the calls we have on Wednesdays, which are more general about project/design/development updates.
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Sorry for the late notice on this one, we decided in the call yesterday to move this call forward by a week since various contributors are busy with events and event planning. It was moved from Oct 6 to Oct 13.
We were a small group today. Yashraj, Mo and I chatted about where we are in the project. We think it might be good if we (designers mostly) put our current focus for the next 2-3 weeks or so on testing V1 and making it a bit more visible. That way we don't struggle balancing V1 and V2 work and do both things not that well.
For testing, it might be best if each of test the latest application build thoroughly on all supported devices we have.
We have these operating systems:
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Intel Macs
- Apple Silicon Macs
Ideally, we can have 2-3 people who sign up to be testers for each one, and then download/install/use/uninstall in as many ways as possible, try to break the application, interrupt it, try settings (like hard drive, external drive, SD card for storage), etc. This would be both about finding technical issues, and also ensuring the user experience is smooth and makes sense. Then we can open up the circle of testers we want feedback from. As these circles grow, people will likely be less interested in the technical aspects, so those things should be super solid. There is only one first impression. I'll put together a test document.
Then we have to think about the visibility aspect. In a previous talk, we discussed using the landing page of bitcoincore.app for now as the "download page". That page can be updated to include:
- Introducing this as a V1
- What is app is useful for
- Screenshot(s)
- 5-minute video intro
- Short list of features (maybe)
- Download buttons (latest build or a tagged release?)
- Info about download verification
- Link to source and how to build from source
- Link to provide feedback & contribute
Totally open for other approaches as well. Main goal would be to have one URL that provides all the top-level info and puts visitors in a good position to understand, install and use the application.