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Re: Show HN: Sync Done Beautifully

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How is Sketch file support? When we've tried to share files via Dropbox it's constantly stepping on each others toes just when someone tries to open it for view-only. Makes collaboration difficult between a designer and a developer.

*Sketch files are actually folders with data, previews, etc. The act of opening the file actually modifies things like the thumbnail.

Re: Show HN: Sync Done Beautifully

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How is Sketch file support? When we've tried to share files via Dropbox it's constantly stepping on each others toes just when someone tries to open it for view-only. Makes collaboration difficult between a designer and a developer. *Sketch files are actually folders with data, previews, etc. The act of opening the file actually modifies things like the thumbnail.

"Sketch's file format has changed; documents are now truly single files and can be safely emailed or shared via Dropbox and other services without having to zip them up first"

http://bohemiancoding.com/sketch/support/updates/

Re: Show HN: Sync Done Beautifully

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How is Sketch file support? When we've tried to share files via Dropbox it's constantly stepping on each others toes just when someone tries to open it for view-only. Makes collaboration difficult between a designer and a developer. *Sketch files are actually folders with data, previews, etc. The act of opening the file actually modifies things like the thumbnail.

You are right that Sketch files (up till version 3.0.4) are actually file packages, but we support packages so it shows up as files online. This is the same as OmniGraffle and Keynote files which are actually folders. We have build our syncing technology to differentiate folders and package files.

Sketch just officially launched 3.1 two days ago which creates files that are actually single files. We can still support version control for these files, but we are working on fixing the preview generation for the new Sketch format.

Re: Show HN: Sync Done Beautifully

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Products can be beautiful and delightful, but I'm not sure it's meaningful when you call your own product beautiful and delightful.

Agreed. Even if "beautiful" is a foundation of a company's strategy, I like it when they show me what I can do, and let me notice how beautiful they've made it.

Also agreed. It's a bit presumptuous to declare that your product possesses such subjective qualities.

Re: Show HN: Sync Done Beautifully

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed. Even if "beautiful" is a foundation of a company's strategy, I like it when they show me what I can do, and let me notice how beautiful they've made it.

Also agreed. It's a bit presumptuous to declare that your product possesses such subjective qualities.

I also wonder why someone would make a product that's not beautiful and delightful. It may not end up being beautiful or delightful for the users, but someone somewhere thought it was, right?

"Ladies and gentlemen: let's make an ugly and irritating product."

Re: Show HN: Sync Done Beautifully

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also agreed. It's a bit presumptuous to declare that your product possesses such subjective qualities.

I also wonder why someone would make a product that's not beautiful and delightful. It may not end up being beautiful or delightful for the users, but someone somewhere thought it was, right? "Ladies and gentlemen: let's make an ugly and irritating product."

No, it's just priorities and trade-offs. There are lots of things that may be a higher priority than "beauty". Beauty is expensive. Often it has good ROI, but not always!
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