Atlassian to buy Loom for nearly $1B

Re:Atlassian to buy Loom for nearly $1B by tqi on Thursday October 12, 2023 @03:59PM (#37862387)

Like I said, there are definitely cases where showing is easier than telling, and bug reports often fall into that category. But as an alternative to more durable documents (design explorations, PRDs, etc), I often find that docs are more thoughtfully organized.

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Re:Atlassian to buy Loom for nearly $1B by throwanem on Thursday October 12, 2023 @04:43PM (#37862936)

I would be very surprised to see anyone try to put a Loom in place of a PRD or RFC!

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Re:Atlassian to buy Loom for nearly $1B by tqi on Thursday October 12, 2023 @05:13PM (#37863219)

Oh sorry, I don't mean replacing the documents entirely. what I've seen is loom videos replacing sections of those documents (where in the past you would have expected screenshots + text to explain decisions or a design). To me, there may/may not be more total information, but the information density is much lower. I think my hierarchy as a reader is: document with good screenshots and text > doc with good loom video > doc with bad loom video > doc with no screenshots / bad text.

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