Re:Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app
by m00x on Sunday November 08, 2020 @02:23AM
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Who is this for? I feel like PMs will just put everything in the top right corner.
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Re:Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app
by educated_idiot on Sunday November 08, 2020 @02:40AM
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Good question. This isn't for PMs. This actually should not be used for large/ group projects. As you rightly said, a PM will put everything in top-right.
This was intended for self-prioritization.
Re:Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app
by ampersandy on Sunday November 08, 2020 @02:51AM
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The imaginary PM stereotype everyone likes to bash would do that, real teammates you work with that respect your time will work with you to plot things in a way that better reflects the team/organization’s shared priorities :) Don’t sell this short because of an imaginary threat (rampant PM abuse)!
Re:Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app
by educated_idiot on Sunday November 08, 2020 @03:11AM
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Fair enough, that's a good point. My spouse is a PM and when I asked them to use this, they actually ended up using all quads except for Bottom Right (Low Impact, High Urgency).
So your points stands, a competent team will correctly prioritise.
Re:Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app
by loopz on Sunday November 08, 2020 @04:12AM
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What people do you have? Every owner will put it in top right corner. The reason is organizational neglect and lack of due process. Just happened again some weeks ago, and due to org, was sadly necessary.
Re:Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app
by educated_idiot on Sunday November 08, 2020 @04:21AM
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Haha, take the other people out of the equation. This is more about self-prioritization.
How your team/ org works/ prioritises depends on a variety of factors and I do not think any single framework will serve all those. This is not even attempting to solve that need.
Re:Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app
by loopz on Sunday November 08, 2020 @04:29AM
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It's a neat idea, though I too started over-engineering planning for myself. Over time a simple text-list works well for me. Quadrants is more a communication and collaboration tool. Looks like nice work though.
Besides, if someone asks, they always get response.
Re:Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app
by educated_idiot on Sunday November 08, 2020 @04:50AM
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Yeah, planning is a double edged sword. And I don't believe one tool works for everyone or all needs. Our brains and thought processes are too varied to all fit in opinionated frameworks.
Yeah, I posted here for the feedback/ response. Trying to improve my understanding of UX/UI and no better way than to get users to tell you :D
Re:Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app
by raunakdag on Sunday November 08, 2020 @02:25AM
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Maybe some sort of form to input details about task to automatically assign the two variables?
Re:Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app
by educated_idiot on Sunday November 08, 2020 @02:42AM
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I think that complicates the UI a tiny bit. Right now, the user can drag any task to place the task anywhere. I don't think numeric fields make for pleasant UI. I could be wrong though. Will keep this point in mind, if more folks complain, will work it in :)
Re:Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app
by codingdave on Sunday November 08, 2020 @08:17AM
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If your PMs would do such a thing, they don't understand the role of a PM.