Under the Radar

298: The Storm

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Jul 19, 2024
The hosts discuss the launch of the Overcast rewrite, handling user feedback, and considering pausing the rollout. They reflect on recent app changes, rebuilding challenges, and the importance of testing in software development. Excitement for quality of life improvements and a sponsor mention for hiring platform Indeed. Managing customer feedback, prioritizing issues, and future plans for app improvement.
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ANECDOTE

Phased Rollout Success

  • Marco Arment launched the Overcast rewrite using a phased rollout.
  • This helped him catch and address small bugs early on with quick updates.
INSIGHT

Feedback Trends

  • Marco has received a lot of feedback, mostly positive, but expects it to become more negative.
  • This is because early adopters tend to be more forgiving and understanding of changes.
ANECDOTE

Unexpected Feedback

  • Removing streaming was a big change Marco made, but it received less negative feedback than anticipated.
  • Removing the "one tap play" feature, a seemingly smaller change, proved more controversial.
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