Codename: Svbtle by Dustin Curtis

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Post by kreutz » Thu, Mar 22, 2012, 10:14 PM UTC

Codename: Svbtle by Dustin Curtis
dcurt.is

Re: Codename: Svbtle by Dustin Curtis

#2

Post by ssmoot » Thu, Mar 22, 2012, 10:25 PM UTC

It's very pretty. I wish I had the skill to come up with a UI as nice as that.

I wonder what language/platform it's written in?

Re: Codename: Svbtle by Dustin Curtis

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Post by seldo » Thu, Mar 22, 2012, 10:28 PM UTC

ssmoot wrote: post #2

It's very pretty. I wish I had the skill to come up with a UI as nice as that. I wonder what language/platform it's written in?

From the HTTP headers, it appears to be Ruby on Rails, running on Nginx.

Server: nginx/1.0.10 + Phusion Passenger 3.0.11 (mod_rails/mod_rack)

Re: Codename: Svbtle by Dustin Curtis

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Post by aba_sababa » Thu, Mar 22, 2012, 10:29 PM UTC

Awesome. Beat me to it. I treat my writing the same way: like fruit on tree, adding to it slowly until it ripens.

How can I get an invite?

Re: Codename: Svbtle by Dustin Curtis

#5

Post by seldo » Thu, Mar 22, 2012, 10:29 PM UTC

I like the "ideas pane" a lot. I have exactly the same workflow, except my "ideas pane" is just a text file in Dropbox. I work on posts there until they're big enough to paste into my blog.

I'm not really interested in running my blog on someone else's platform, though (I realize I'm in the minority here).

Re: Codename: Svbtle by Dustin Curtis

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Post by sycr » Thu, Mar 22, 2012, 10:30 PM UTC

ssmoot wrote: post #2

It's very pretty. I wish I had the skill to come up with a UI as nice as that. I wonder what language/platform it's written in?

It's Rails. You can tell by taking a look at blog.js - there's a reference to https://github.com/rails/jquery-ujs

Re: Codename: Svbtle by Dustin Curtis

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Post by dcurtis » Thu, Mar 22, 2012, 10:32 PM UTC

seldo wrote: post #5

I like the "ideas pane" a lot. I have exactly the same workflow, except my "ideas pane" is just a text file in Dropbox. I work on posts there until they're big enough to paste into my blog. I'm not really interested in running my blog on someone else's platform, though (I realize I'm in the minority here).

This is exactly what I used to do. It was during my attempts to move ideas.txt into the platform interface that the dual pane system was born.

Re: Codename: Svbtle by Dustin Curtis

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Post by staunch » Thu, Mar 22, 2012, 10:35 PM UTC

Drafts in Wordpress work quite well for this purpose. I just click "New Post", write in some temporary title and a short description in the body, then click "Save Draft". Viewing drafts is easy too.

I find formatting to be the biggest annoyance in blogging, but I bet there's a markdown WP plugin for that which I should use.

Actually I do like this, but not for the "ideas" feature. I like it for the simplicity and hip minimalist aesthetic.

Re: Codename: Svbtle by Dustin Curtis

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Post by 54mf » Thu, Mar 22, 2012, 10:38 PM UTC

I have conflicting feelings: love the concept, love the design, but jealous I'll never get an invite. At least, happy it exists.

Re: Codename: Svbtle by Dustin Curtis

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Post by huhtenberg » Thu, Mar 22, 2012, 10:41 PM UTC

I really like it when people thoughtfully scratch an itch that everyone else thinks has been scratched to death. There is a room for major improvements in every established technology area - be it a blogging platform, instant messaging, analytics or email clients.

PS. This also explains why Dustin needed a Markdown symbol back in February - http://drbl.in/daOE