Comments on: How Do I Really Feel About MarsEdit? http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit Mac & Technology Writings by Daniel Jalkut Wed, 7 Jan 2009 03:43:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Michael McCracken http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit/comment-page-1#comment-73997 Michael McCracken Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:33:41 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit#comment-73997 Daniel, thanks for reminding me of good ol' Blapp. It was a pretty fun app to work on. Because it was blosxom-only, I just punted on all the hard stuff like supporting blog software APIs, and got to work on fun things like preview tweaks for long posts and grabbing links from your old posts and making them searchable. I think searching your old posts is the kind of thing where a local blog editor can really offer a better experience than a web UI. Anyway, I also wanted to note that all of Blapp's code was BSD-licensed, so if there was anything you wanted to take a look at, you can do so without any problems. I can't imagine there is, except maybe for the links window, but just in case, there you are. Daniel, thanks for reminding me of good ol’ Blapp. It was a pretty fun app to work on. Because it was blosxom-only, I just punted on all the hard stuff like supporting blog software APIs, and got to work on fun things like preview tweaks for long posts and grabbing links from your old posts and making them searchable.

I think searching your old posts is the kind of thing where a local blog editor can really offer a better experience than a web UI.

Anyway, I also wanted to note that all of Blapp’s code was BSD-licensed, so if there was anything you wanted to take a look at, you can do so without any problems. I can’t imagine there is, except maybe for the links window, but just in case, there you are.

]]> By: Gus Mueller http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit/comment-page-1#comment-73761 Gus Mueller Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:31:35 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit#comment-73761 I think we all wanted to write a blog posting app at some. Must be a mac developer thing. I just took a gander at my old projects folder, and I see that one such project named "Chewable Rabbit" started on 5/13/00. It's written in realbasic tool. Ouch. Oh hey, it still runs! http://gusmueller.com/2007/images/flysketch/ae1ce2e7-98a0-4749-aa30-b1e409d89ac5.png The cocoa version was named "BlogShop" (product of '02) and it was equally as bad. I think we all wanted to write a blog posting app at some. Must be a mac developer thing. I just took a gander at my old projects folder, and I see that one such project named “Chewable Rabbit” started on 5/13/00. It’s written in realbasic tool. Ouch.

Oh hey, it still runs!
http://gusmueller.com/2007/images/flysketch/ae1ce2e7-98a0-4749-aa30-b1e409d89ac5.png

The cocoa version was named “BlogShop” (product of ‘02) and it was equally as bad.

]]> By: Daniel Jalkut http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit/comment-page-1#comment-73751 Daniel Jalkut Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:55:29 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit#comment-73751 Julian: it's impossible to say. If I had gone down the "new client" path, it probably wouldn't be either as complete or as popular as MarsEdit, so ... well, to be honest, it would probably be dead :) I think there's really something to be said for great software having different "generations" of caretaker. It gives one generation a chance to give it their all, and then move on to something else while another generation takes over with renewed energy. This kind of shifting team phenomenon is present everywhere. For instance, there are very, very few people still employed by Apple who were there within the first year of the company (off the top of my head I can only think of Jobs, Woz, and one individual contributor). Yet the team that's there now continues to build an awesome product (Mac OS) with renewed vigor. Julian: it’s impossible to say. If I had gone down the “new client” path, it probably wouldn’t be either as complete or as popular as MarsEdit, so … well, to be honest, it would probably be dead :)

I think there’s really something to be said for great software having different “generations” of caretaker. It gives one generation a chance to give it their all, and then move on to something else while another generation takes over with renewed energy.

This kind of shifting team phenomenon is present everywhere. For instance, there are very, very few people still employed by Apple who were there within the first year of the company (off the top of my head I can only think of Jobs, Woz, and one individual contributor). Yet the team that’s there now continues to build an awesome product (Mac OS) with renewed vigor.

]]> By: Julian Cheal http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit/comment-page-1#comment-73737 Julian Cheal Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:03:45 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit#comment-73737 Cool post. It's funny how things pan out. I bet when you wrote that draft, being the owner and sole developer of MarsEdit, was never something you thought you would be doing. If you hadn't of bought MarsEdit, and had of created RedSweaterEdit (trademarked) lol or equivalent. Do you think you would have gone down the same development path, that you are taking MarsEdit down? Cool post. It’s funny how things pan out. I bet when you wrote that draft, being the owner and sole developer of MarsEdit, was never something you thought you would be doing.

If you hadn’t of bought MarsEdit, and had of created RedSweaterEdit (trademarked) lol or equivalent. Do you think you would have gone down the same development path, that you are taking MarsEdit down?

]]> By: Greg Smith http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit/comment-page-1#comment-73693 Greg Smith Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:59:32 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit#comment-73693 I know how you feel. I was frustrated with the lack of development of MarsEdit and it lead me to get half way through my own Blogging app. I know how you feel. I was frustrated with the lack of development of MarsEdit and it lead me to get half way through my own Blogging app.

]]> By: Daniel Jalkut http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit/comment-page-1#comment-73683 Daniel Jalkut Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:34:30 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit#comment-73683 Hi P - I have no idea how long it will be before 2.0 will be shipped, or how many more 1.x releases will be done before I move on to the next milestone. I am committed however to offering existing customers a very reasonable upgrade price when we move to 2.0. I can appreciate wanting to time things to save a bit of money, especially if you don't have a lot of extra money to spare. But of course this is the problem in deciding whether to buy any type of product. Software is especially tricky to time, especially when the features to be included or excluded might be in flux during the development process. The good news is if you do buy now, you will start to benefit immediately, without having to wait however long it is until the next major upgrade. Hi P - I have no idea how long it will be before 2.0 will be shipped, or how many more 1.x releases will be done before I move on to the next milestone. I am committed however to offering existing customers a very reasonable upgrade price when we move to 2.0.

I can appreciate wanting to time things to save a bit of money, especially if you don’t have a lot of extra money to spare. But of course this is the problem in deciding whether to buy any type of product. Software is especially tricky to time, especially when the features to be included or excluded might be in flux during the development process.

The good news is if you do buy now, you will start to benefit immediately, without having to wait however long it is until the next major upgrade.

]]> By: P http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit/comment-page-1#comment-73679 P Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:30:00 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/309/how-do-i-really-feel-about-marsedit#comment-73679 Hi Daniel, I have been reading your blog for quite a while. Recently I have been considering purchasing marsedit. What I am worried about is that you will add a few features that are long over due and then release maredit 2.0 and charge for an upgrade. When do you plan to release mars' 2.0? As a student mars' is quite expensive, and I could not afford to pay for an upgrade in 6 months time. Hi Daniel,

I have been reading your blog for quite a while.

Recently I have been considering purchasing marsedit. What I am worried about is that you will add a few features that are long over due and then release maredit 2.0 and charge for an upgrade. When do you plan to release mars’ 2.0?

As a student mars’ is quite expensive, and I could not afford to pay for an upgrade in 6 months time.

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