Balsamiq Mockups copycat!
That's the thing, though, right? Someone else adds drag and drop UI elements and Balsamiq's advantage fades. I think Balsamiq is really cool. I'm inspired by a single developer making a living from a website, but the barriers to entry are scary low.
Twiddla: Zillon Percent Better at UI Design
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Re: Twiddla: Zillon Percent Better at UI Design
#12Balsamiq Mockups copycat!
That's the thing, though, right? Someone else adds drag and drop UI elements and Balsamiq's advantage fades. I think Balsamiq is really cool. I'm inspired by a single developer making a living from a website, but the barriers to entry are scary low.
I added this snap-to-grid and UI mockup piece to Twiddla in a single day. I bet that Dabbleboard didn't spend much longer than that getting their chat interface up. And check out Peldi here taking feature requests from people writing comments. I wouldn't be surprised if there's not a new version up next week with those issues addressed.
That's a really cool trend in software development. There's no way that Adobe CollabroDreadnaught Enterprise or WebEx MeetingBehemoth can hang in an environment like that. I think the next few years will see a lot of big established players get nibbled away at the ankles from small shops like us.
Re: Twiddla: Zillon Percent Better at UI Design
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There were many, many mockups products prior to Balsamiq. Peldi's main contribution is not sucking so much. Not sucking so much means he richly deserves every dollar he makes, but isn't quite enough to say that every person before and after him in the field is ipso facto copying him. After all, there is the possibility that a few years from now we'll be using the new hotness and wonder how anyone could ever have tole…
Hi patio11, please email me at peldi@balsamiq.com. I'd love to solve your IME issue but I'll need your help since I'm no IME expert. I'm sure we'll get the bug fixed in no time.
Re: Twiddla: Zillon Percent Better at UI Design
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hi patio11, please email me at peldi@balsamiq.com. I'd love to solve your IME issue but I'll need your help since I'm no IME expert. I'm sure we'll get the bug fixed in no time.
Update: IME input in Mockups is now fixed, with patio11's help. The changes will go live this Sunday.
Cost of software:
Peldi: BFE: more money than I will make in the next 10 years
Bug opened:
Peldi: 21 hours ago
BFE: 7 years ago
Bug status:
Peldi: Fixed
BFE: Really Soon Now (TM)
Re: Twiddla: Zillon Percent Better at UI Design
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's the thing, though, right? Someone else adds drag and drop UI elements and Balsamiq's advantage fades. I think Balsamiq is really cool. I'm inspired by a single developer making a living from a website, but the barriers to entry are scary low.
I actually think that having a single developer can be a huge advantage, since you can react so fast to what people ask for. I added this snap-to-grid and UI mockup piece to Twiddla in a single day. I bet that Dabbleboard didn't spend much longer than that getting their chat interface up. And check out Peldi here taking feature requests from people writing comments. I wouldn't be surprised if there's not a new versio…