Announcing GitHub Issues for iPhone

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Post by holman » Tue, Aug 09, 2011, 9:05 PM UTC

Announcing GitHub Issues for iPhone
github.com

Re: Announcing GitHub Issues for iPhone

#2

Post by idigit » Tue, Aug 09, 2011, 9:30 PM UTC

When I click on the "download it today" button, it forwards me to a not found page in the app store. :(

Re: Announcing GitHub Issues for iPhone

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Post by cmelbye » Tue, Aug 09, 2011, 9:54 PM UTC

Yikes, that completely custom, non-standard UI is pretty jarring for me.

Re: Announcing GitHub Issues for iPhone

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Post by flocial » Tue, Aug 09, 2011, 10:17 PM UTC

These Mac/iOS apps are great but making their site mobile compatible would benefit more people immediately IMHO.

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Aug 09, 2011, 10:26 PM UTC

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Post by jechen » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 12:07 AM UTC

cmelbye wrote: post #3

Yikes, that completely custom, non-standard UI is pretty jarring for me.

I thought it's quite a fresh breath of air from all the other apps. Conventions be damned!

Re: Announcing GitHub Issues for iPhone

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Post by watmough » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 12:26 AM UTC

idigit wrote: post #2

When I click on the "download it today" button, it forwards me to a not found page in the app store. :(

Yes, same experience here, but doing a search popped it right up.

This should be a direct link to it.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/github-issues/id453833494?mt=...

Re: Announcing GitHub Issues for iPhone

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Post by moxiemk1 » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 1:11 AM UTC

cmelbye wrote: post #3

Yikes, that completely custom, non-standard UI is pretty jarring for me.

I agree - this (to me) is indicative of the difference between an application that intends to be useful to me vs. one that is useful to the provider.

One falls into the woodwork, presenting a painfully standardized and predictable interface, enabling me to do things instead of "using an app". The other calls attention to its existence, and challenges me to "explore" instead of "use"

Re: Announcing GitHub Issues for iPhone

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Post by vnorby » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 1:29 AM UTC

cmelbye wrote: post #3

Yikes, that completely custom, non-standard UI is pretty jarring for me.

It does not seem native...was probably made with Titanium or Phonegap.

Re: Announcing GitHub Issues for iPhone

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Post by cmelbye » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 2:18 AM UTC

jechen wrote: post #6

cmelbye wrote: post #3

Yikes, that completely custom, non-standard UI is pretty jarring for me.

I thought it's quite a fresh breath of air from all the other apps. Conventions be damned!

Don't get me wrong, I love a custom UI in an iPhone app when it's done right. See: TweetBot. Gorgeous, 100% custom UI, and they preserved button sizes, labels, behavior, etc that the user is used to in an iPhone app.