Under the Radar
298: The Storm
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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Quick takeaways
- A phased rollout strategy helped efficiently address bugs in the Overcast app rewrite.
- Balancing user-reported issues and strategic feature developments is crucial for driving app improvements.
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Successful Rollout Thanks to Phased Approach
The host shares how a phased rollout strategy for the Overcast app rewrite helped address bugs efficiently. By initially releasing the update to a small percentage of users, issues were quickly identified and fixed. Despite a significant amount of user feedback, including bug reports and positive responses, the host considered pausing the rollout to tackle common issues and enhance user experience.
