From 041dc8399710828e795a7ddb3b852202a504a844 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Janis Lesinskis Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 22:00:51 +1100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Create blog post about ability to create content when not connected --- .../aeroplane2019/offline-content-editing.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog-posts/aeroplane2019/offline-content-editing.md diff --git a/content/blog-posts/aeroplane2019/offline-content-editing.md b/content/blog-posts/aeroplane2019/offline-content-editing.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..51b38b8f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog-posts/aeroplane2019/offline-content-editing.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +title: "Why being able to edit content offline matters" +authors: + - "Janis Lesinskis" + - "Allison Smith: +date: +tags: + - Content + - Version Control + - VCS + - Git +contentType: "blog" +callToActionText: "Have you got a project that requires in depth knowledge of regex? We'd love to hear about it so fill in the form below with some details." +hideCallToAction: false +--- + +It's important to know if your content creation and editing workflow requires you to be connected to the internet. + + + +Given that we are regularly flying around to consult with clients we frequently find ourselves in situations where it is important to be able to continue our work even when an internet connection is not available. + +Granted that in 2019 internet is more ubiquitous but having to have an internet connection to be able to edit content is a big productivity drain at times. + +The main reason this impacts productivity is that having to have a connection means your editing experience is centralized. +Often when writing you will want to jot down some notes or make some edits to existing content on the go. +With the rise of distributed version control systems such as Git (what we use for our content) and Mercurial you retain the power to edit documents without the associated issues that come up from having to merge all of your changes manually. + +## What this means for people creating content systems + +Think carefully about what your users need when editing content. In many cases it's easier to work with the assumption that your users have high speed internet that's always on, and always fast and perhaps always low latency. + +But these assumptions will cause pain when they do not hold. + +TODO: explain some pain points. \ No newline at end of file From cda5229ff9b5411b2a97f3b3fa25a0df6bee0013 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Janis Lesinskis Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 22:02:03 +1100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Mention synchronized editing --- .../blog-posts/aeroplane2019/offline-content-editing.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/blog-posts/aeroplane2019/offline-content-editing.md b/content/blog-posts/aeroplane2019/offline-content-editing.md index 51b38b8f..b89e994b 100644 --- a/content/blog-posts/aeroplane2019/offline-content-editing.md +++ b/content/blog-posts/aeroplane2019/offline-content-editing.md @@ -32,4 +32,11 @@ Think carefully about what your users need when editing content. In many cases i But these assumptions will cause pain when they do not hold. -TODO: explain some pain points. \ No newline at end of file +TODO: explain some pain points. + + +## Simultaneous editing + +This is perhaps one application of centralized content editing that's worth the tradeoff. + +Examples: Google docs, subethaEdit \ No newline at end of file