Final API Calling
This week, compared to the last couple, was positively productive. I actually felt like I was doing something major and learned a lot from Stephane and the other programmers. We managed to finish up the API site!
Well, of course, it's not officially released yet, there are still a few bits here and there to fix up. But the major structure and layout codes are complete. The placeholders are gone.
Oh, I'm getting ahead of myself. I should explain a bit how web development works. First, you have to create a placeholder script for the site, using GitHub as your script runner. That way, you can be sure that the code you input on GitHub will transfer over to the linked site's actual code. Once that's been confirmed, actual work can begin on writing the real script.
The LoopLogic API site was built using three subsections, one for each coding style. However, it was housed in one general site with a homepage linking to each subsection. We built each subsection first before working on the general site, so that when the homepage is finally complete, we can already start checking to make sure the subsection links aren't broken.
But work still needs to be done to improve the user's experience. We have to make it seem appealing to any potential programmers who want to use LoopLogic API to create a business channel. That's how it all links back to my proposal and points out a key factor: user interface. If a web streaming site is unfriendly and rather stiff on its API flexibility, it would possibly confuse or disheartened businesses working with it.
Customer happiness is linked to business; ergo, a good user interface is necessary to keep them happy. That's something that I'll have to take into factor when comparing the web streaming market.
Till next time!
Do you guys test the site on customers/users before releasing it, or would you gather data after releasing it?
ReplyDeleteWe would make the site and check over everything carefully, asking for everybody in the office's opinion before releasing it. And if necessary, we would go back and fix the site if people complain of any serious issues.
DeleteHi Alfred! I'm happy to hear you're making progress! Do you have any examples of specific parts of a web streaming site that need to be particularly styled to appeal to consumers?
ReplyDeleteWell, a site would need to friendly towards the user, such as guiding them to the functions they want without any fuss. There are too many times where consumers simply give up on a product because it was just way too confusing for them to figure out which button was the "upload my video" button.
DeleteHey alfred, sounds cool! Is there any way you can show us what you're working on?
ReplyDeleteI'll see if I can take some screenshots and show a general example of what I work on in the next post!
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