#58 – New Stats (part 6)

30/09/2024 1h 2min Episodio 58
#58 – New Stats (part 6)

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SummaryIn this conversation, Adam and Ste discuss their recent activities and plans. They talk about embracing the Paris lifestyle, the culture of characters in Japan and South Korea, upcoming events, and their exploration of moving from Next.js to a React app within their Rails app. They also discuss the challenges and complexities of web development, the potential of open-sourcing their codebase, and their plans for building customizable stats and a dashboard for Hardcover. The conversation focuses on designing the dashboard and stats page for the Hardcover app. They discuss the layout, widgets, and insights that should be included. They also consider the technical aspects of data loading and caching. The conversation ends with a plan to create different widgets for the dashboard and stats page.TakeawaysEmbrace the local lifestyle and culture wherever you are.Consider the use of characters and cartoons to denote brands and create a unique identity.Explore different frameworks and technologies to improve the performance and development process of your app.Consider open-sourcing your codebase to foster collaboration and innovation.Design customizable stats and a dashboard to provide users with personalized insights and a better user experience. The dashboard should include widgets for currently reading books, social activity, journal entries, and progress charts.The stats page should provide insights into reading habits, such as genre preferences and reading slumps.Widgets should be adaptable and allow users to customize their dashboard.Data loading and caching should be optimized to ensure fast loading times.Different headers and controls may be needed for the dashboard and stats page.Narratives and qualitative data can enhance the stats page and provide more meaningful insights.Chapters00:00 Embracing the Paris Lifestyle and Culture of Characters05:31 Exploring the Move from Next.js to a React App within Rails12:31 Challenges and Complexities of Web Development14:37 The Potential of Open-Sourcing the Codebase20:27 Building Customizable Stats and a Dashboard for Hardcover31:59 Designing the Dashboard and Stats Page55:11 Customizable Widgets for Personalized Dashboards56:25 Optimizing Data Loading and Caching58:07 Adding Insights and Qualitative Data to the Stats Page