The viability for a talent market like this really comes down to having enough supply and demand. I think WIP is still a little small to offer a meaningfully differentiated product (versus existing marketplaces), but I'm interested to see how much interest there is within the current community.
For anyone looking to hire or looking for a job I suggest just posting it in the main group. Once that becomes common we can spin it off into its own group or website feature.
- Look at clock. (before 11am: 😲👍, between 11am-1pm: 🤷♂️, between 1pm-3pm: 😅, after 3pm: 😕)
- Stay in bed for another half an hour waking up slowly. Sometimes listening to a podcast.
- Put one foot on floor.
- Rest a little more.
- Put second foot on floor while still laying with my back on the mattress.
- Slowly move my weight off the mattress.
- Get up just before I fall out of bed.
- Shower and brush teeth.
- Get dressed.
- Plan day in my head.
- Pack accordingly.
- Figure out where I'm going to have breakfast.
- Go there.
- Eat said breakfast.
- Have a cup of coffee.
- Now my day can start.
To answer your question: I just use Rails' built-in form helpers. It's pretty straight forward building forms like that.
If I need something standalone (e.g. for a product that doesn't have a Rails codebase yet) I use Typeform which works okay for me.
You might want to have a look at formkeep.com if you want something in-between Typeform and self-coded.
One "trick" I already use is pinning chats which I still need to respond to. That way they appear at the top of the list (on Mac and iOS at least) I can unpin them when I'm done. There's a maximum of 5 pinned chats however.
Then of course there's also the "unread badge", but I don't find it sufficient. Sometimes you need to reply with a quick message only to follow up later (by which time the unread badge is gone), plus with a long list of DMs it's easy to miss a few unread badges especially if they are further down the list.
Ideally Telegram would lift the 5-pinned-messages limit, include an option to "mark as unread" (or otherwise mark a chat), and let you filter only unread chats. AFAIK there are no Mac/iOS clients that have this functionality. Please correct me if I'm wrong :)
Here are some things that spring to mind:
Here's how I use WIP: at the beginning of my workday I visit the website and re-order my pending todo's (click the ⏳ icon in the navigation header) based on importance. I then start with the first todo of whichever product I choose to work on.
I just keep going through these todo's one by one. Kinda like a machine. You might find yourself procrastinating with some todo's or repeatedly skipping them. Decide whether you still want to complete them or not, and whether they are clear enough. If you answer both questions positively just work on that todo next. Build a habit of working on the important thing first regardless of how fun it is. (note to self)
Throughout the day I might run into bugs I need to fix, or other stuff I need to take a look at. Rather than getting distracted by these I just add them as a new todo using the /todo command either in the group chat or individually with the bot. (The difference is that using the former method everybody will be notified. Either way your todo will end up publicly on the site.) – I continue working on the todo at hand.
To mark a todo as complete I typically use the @wipbot <space> command in the group chat so other members see it as well. Occasionally it might be hard to find in that list however in which case I just check it off on site instead. It won't appear in the chat that way, but it still shows up on the homepage.
You might already have an overview of all your tasks elsewhere. What I suggest is to each week or day copy over the todo's you'd like work on in WIP. Not all todo's might be suited for WIP so it's okay not to include them. For example I generally don't include administrative and personal todo's, although some members do. Whatever you prefer.
We might add integrations with existing todo systems in the future so it's easier to manage your todo's across these multiple systems.
Many newcomers get overwhelmed by the chat. You might feel like a stranger at a party where everyone else knows each other. Keep in mind that was true at some point for pretty much every member. The best way to get to know the people is to just introduce yourself. Look for discussions you can add an interesting viewpoint to, or start a discussion yourself perhaps by asking a question you're dealing with.
You'll find WIP members tend to be very friendly and welcoming to new people. Unlike IRL parties however they can't see you standing in a corner by yourself so it's up to you to take the first step.
Don't feel the need to read each and every message. When you join a group of people at a party you don't need to know every single thing that has been said before. Same here. Just drop in and chat away. If you particularly enjoy the topic you might find yourself reading up on some of the older messages, but it's not expected you're in the chat 24/7.
Telegram will notify you whenever someone @mentions you or replies to one of your messages.
As the community has grown quite a few inside jokes and memes have emerged. Pietz' love for React, Amrith and his spiciness, the confusing /startups command, my #marchumor, and more. Don't worry. You'll quickly get a hang of them.
Seems fair. I would be annoyed if I would have to find out after I entered my email address. Hurts your credibility as well I think.
If you also offer a free service however then I think it's not strictly necessary.