IPad app for Stack Overflow

#1

Post by brainless » Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 7:18 AM UTC

IPad app for Stack Overflow
stacktraceapp.com

Re: IPad app for Stack Overflow

#2

Post by zoul » Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 8:42 AM UTC

Congratulations, this is a very nice app. Finally somebody did more than just an ugly barebones iOS wrapper on top of the API. I just wish I had a similar app for the whole Stack Exchange.

Re: IPad app for Stack Overflow

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Post by piotrbyzia » Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 8:49 AM UTC

zoul wrote: post #2

Congratulations, this is a very nice app. Finally somebody did more than just an ugly barebones iOS wrapper on top of the API. I just wish I had a similar app for the whole Stack Exchange.

@zoul I'm a creator of StackReader for iPad ( http://stackreaderapp.com/) with all SE sites. It'll be in App Store soon, if you can't wait, feel free to sign up for beta testing ;-)

Re: IPad app for Stack Overflow

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Post by rplnt » Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 8:52 AM UTC

It took me a while to realize title isn't speaking about some IP-related app. HN's automatic title capitalization really isn't a good idea.

Re: IPad app for Stack Overflow

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Post by gouranga » Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 9:02 AM UTC

Isn't that called a web browser?

Re: IPad app for Stack Overflow

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Post by checkers » Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 9:08 AM UTC

zoul wrote: post #2

Congratulations, this is a very nice app. Finally somebody did more than just an ugly barebones iOS wrapper on top of the API. I just wish I had a similar app for the whole Stack Exchange.

Check out http://techiest.blogspot.com to find more about the latest of what technology has to offer. Its still starting so support it everyone! Thank you all! Cheers!

Re: IPad app for Stack Overflow

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Post by jarek » Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 9:19 AM UTC

gouranga wrote: post #5

Isn't that called a web browser?

App all the websites!

Re: IPad app for Stack Overflow

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Post by true_religion » Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 9:20 AM UTC

piotrbyzia wrote: post #3

zoul wrote: post #2

Congratulations, this is a very nice app. Finally somebody did more than just an ugly barebones iOS wrapper on top of the API. I just wish I had a similar app for the whole Stack Exchange.

@zoul I'm a creator of StackReader for iPad ( http://stackreaderapp.com/ ) with all SE sites. It'll be in App Store soon, if you can't wait, feel free to sign up for beta testing ;-)

Can you show us some screenshots?

Re: IPad app for Stack Overflow

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Post by richbradshaw » Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 9:27 AM UTC

Overall, it's lovely, but a few small things would improve it massively:

1. Be able to see all the questions I've asked - I often ask something hard, and later need to reference the answers. It would be much easier to use if this info was easy to access.

2. Be able to see all questions from my tags in one view - I usually view SO in that way, scroll around till I find questions that interest me and either read the answers or ask something.

3. Be able to sort by date/most voted/ etc - sometimes I just want to learn - high rated questions are usually of interest. Other times I want to answer questions, so sorting by date/low votes is useful too!

Shame the API doesn't allow write access, maybe one day!

Re: IPad app for Stack Overflow

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Post by guynamedloren » Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 9:47 AM UTC

Interestingly, this seems like one of those concepts that just doesn't make sense as an app. Perhaps I'm missing a use case, but personally, all of my coding is done at a computer... with a web browser... where Stack Overflow already exists, just milliseconds away. I couldn't see myself using this app as an effective replacement.

My workflow goes like this:

code > hit a problem > google it > open first result (usually SO) > learn (and possibly copy chunk of code) > return to text editor

Where does the app fit into this workflow? How does the app improve my workflow?

Genuinely curious how this would benefit anyone. Is it meant to sit next to a monitor? Is it meant for those who use an iPad as a coding device? Is it meant for casual browsing of Stack Overflow?