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I enjoy working on the platform! Wanted to open the article with this line because, in my case, it feels like some sort of mental health refuge.
This week I also shipped some updates to the platform which I'd like to outline below.
2020 was a tumultuous year for all of us. For me as a maker and a founder it also meant trouble. Some contracts fell through the cracks, the curfew, a loss of connection with some people and an overall degraded state of mind led to me not focusing on the platform.
Being able to monitor things in production is a very useful thing. Getting alerts when something goes down, maybe getting some information about the reason why the service is considered to be "down". But more important than you, yourself getting alerts, it's important to be able to tell users when there are problems, and when they are fixed.
Since we decided to go full-speed ahead with WeRemote, one of the things I could quickly put together was a status page. This is essential for any service users depend on.
I started this project, by myself, back in April. I managed to get a working version in about 3 weeks.
The reaction to the original version was amazing. A lot of people chimed in, helped with feedback and professional advice. I've had designers, product people, project managers share their thoughts about WeRemote. This is one of the reasons WeRemote.eu exists.