BlueSkies

I like the concept and the sign-up was easy.

I noted that you can't run a test until you first save it, even though there is a Run button. You may wish to make this piece a little smoother.

I got a little confused by the queueing though. Was I supposed to wait when it said queueing? I did, but nothing happened for a while. Then I selected the browser type again and clicked the button to run the test. This time I had my results.

My problem was that my application requires authentication - in particular Twitter OAuth. Do you have any plans to address authentication in general. I didn't know how to work around it, so I couldn't evaluate the playback.

I tried to leave a comment, but when I submitted it, the message came back "Not Found".

- Scott

I started my search by looking at the providers that offered certificates accepted by Firefox and Internet Explorer. My next level of filtering was to look at cost and the ability to try the certificate for free during a trial period.

I settled on Comodo (instantssl.com). The evaluation period went perfectly. At the end of the period, I paid (I seem to recall $99) for a one year certificate. They required a couple forms of indentification (driver's license, utility bill) and the process went smoothly. I am using the certificate now at bigtweet.com.

I spent a lot of time at the beginning of my project (bigtweet.com) writing some unit tests in the Perl Catalyst environment. I think that it was very worthwhile at the time while I was changing structure, implementing exception handling, etc. Now that the project has stablilized and I'm mostly working on incremental functionality, I've largely skipped writing new tests (due mostly to time constraints).

I still run "prove" before any new release though.

I've also experimented with Perl code coverage early on with good success. Again, time constraints prevent me from pursuing this further for now.

If you have the time, I would highly encourage writing some unit tests for the core functionality.

Nice point about the page not working without Javascript - making it friendlier to those with it turned off.

UserVoice is a customer service site. I'm seeing it used more often and I really like the features. The JS for UserVoice on this page is for the Feedback tab on the right.

I use YUI for layout, buttons and tab controls. I don't think Prototype would help here - however perhaps YUI may have features that could cover the Prototype I use.

Ha! The logo was from cooltext.com Perhaps I need a disclaimer on the page saying that this page was designed by a programming hacker with no sense of style :)

You don't like the black border? That was one of the pieces I actually thought looked nice :(

I definitely got the hint though about the page being ugly. I agree. Please try the bookmarklet though. Of the 5 or so months of part-time effort, 99.9% went into the back-end and .1% on the front page. Yeah - guess I need a homepage facelift ...

Why so much time on the back-end? Catalyst had a big learning curve for me, and I was trying to design a flexible platform.

BigTweet can already do this!

The short URL is automatically created. If you check the checkbox "Automatically append short URL of current page" then the text area is automatically populated with this short URL. The same can be done for the web page title.

Give it a try and let me know if there is something else you are expecting or would like to see. You can reply to me @scott_carter

Thanks

Okay - I see your point now.

If BigTweet were to ever develop into a more powerful application, I would need to get away from its image as a bookmarklet.

Thanks!