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Fog Creek releases WebPutty

59 points| mgorsuch | 14 years ago |webputty.net | reply

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[+] dmbass|14 years ago|reply
Can someone explain why they would choose a name like Putty which is already a well established and completely different software?
[+] zavulon|14 years ago|reply
I got really confused by that too. I think 99% of target audience are going to think "oh, it's a web-based terminal app". They should change the name before it's too late.
[+] Meai|14 years ago|reply
I almost didn't click on this because of the name. I'm glad I did it anyway, I will definitely use this in the future.
[+] sorensen|14 years ago|reply
Isn't that the logo for Notepad++?
[+] tghw|14 years ago|reply
Mostly because good names are hard to come by, and WebPutty (if you unstick your brain from PuTTY) is a pretty decent name.

We would have loved to incorporate transmogrifier into the name, but that's hard to type and spell.

[+] smackfu|14 years ago|reply
I don't even understand why it's named that, and it's not like they even bought the webputty.com domain.
[+] RocknRolla|14 years ago|reply
Maybe I'm not understanding this completely (and that's entirely possible!) but why use 3rd party web servers? I like the idea but it just seems like it'd be easier as a browser addon. With the browser addon:

||Step 1 > Visit Url or open file ||Step 2 > Click the addon button ||Step 3 > Addon opens double pane and clears any current CSS ||Step 4 > Edit CSS and refresh

There's probably already an addon like this. Admittedly I've never looked past Firebug.

[+] tghw|14 years ago|reply
We give you SCSS/Compass and we host it for you. It's all about reducing friction.
[+] vailripper|14 years ago|reply
this is a pretty awesome idea. Maybe I'm just inefficient, but I always find myself spending a stunning amount of time tweaking CSS, refreshing the page, ad nauseum. The only downside I see is that in order to modify your site CSS, it seems you would have to be running this tool, and you wouldn't be able to use your IDE of choice.
[+] timmaah|14 years ago|reply
And you have to rely on a third party for hosting your css.
[+] davesims|14 years ago|reply
It's what you always wished Firebug's css view would actually do.
[+] Fzznik|14 years ago|reply
Try the "Edit CSS" feature in the Web Developer plugin. It works surprisingly well for most things, in the way you are probably wishing for.
[+] pkamb|14 years ago|reply
Why is the favicon the Notepad++ lizard?
[+] guywithabike|14 years ago|reply
They have permission to use it. They're looking for a new one now.
[+] rksprst|14 years ago|reply
Somewhat similar functionality to http://www.stiqr.com/ Although for stiqr would work even if you don't know HTML/CSS.

Wish the stiqr guys had a bit more exposure. Awesome product.

[+] sfk|14 years ago|reply
Could someone explain why most recent websites look as if the members of the target audience are five-year old children? This is not a troll - I'm honestly wondering if anyone actually likes such a "design".
[+] blhack|14 years ago|reply
Because childrens' toys are highly functional. You've got building blocks with letters on them. They do exactly 1 thing, and they do that 1 thing very, very, very well.

Or maybe you have a board with some buttons on it. The one with a picture of a cow makes a cow noise. The pig makes a pig noise, etc.

Turns out this is also really good design practice. For a long time, when the web was new, having lots of "neat stuff" meant that you knew how to make neat stuff, which meant that you were "professional".

As this "neat stuff" became more accessible, it started having the opposite affect.

The transition you've seen happen in web is the same one that you saw happen in print. Things start off "fancy", but as "fancy" becomes easily attainable, it starts to look cheap.

You may be interested in this article: http://lesswrong.com/lw/154/why_real_men_wear_pink/

"Why Real Men Wear Pink"

[+] guywithabike|14 years ago|reply
Can you explain why you think the design targets "five-year old children"? All you did was make a reductive, flippant accusation without backing it up at all.
[+] jrockway|14 years ago|reply
Just to spite you. The world is out to get you specifically, and this is the first phase of that operation.
[+] scotto|14 years ago|reply
I really like this idea and design. In particular the "Tour" is great! I think I will get real use from this service.
[+] swah|14 years ago|reply
I wonder if they used that tour making library posted here the other day...