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Here is a summary of <\/span>Getting Real: The smarter, faster, easier way to build a successful web application<\/span><\/i>, a book that is written by Basecamp<\/a>, a SaaS company that provides a remote project management tool.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Getting Real About?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Getting Real is jam-packed with practical advice, counter-intuitive viewpoints, and novel methods for software development. This isn’t a how-to guide or a design manual; it’s a collection of ideas. This book will benefit and inspire anybody working on or wanting to learn how to build an app<\/a>, including entrepreneurs, designers, programmers, executives, and marketers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The idea behind Getting Real aims to keep your project as simple, clear, and concise as feasible. You end up with a better solution that is more in alignment with the demands of the users and more responsive to the changing needs of your business by decreasing scope and complexity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking a look at the structure of the book, we come to realize that each chapter is brief and to the point. They are further divided into parts with a single message and contain quotes and snippets from noteworthy persons who agree with the Getting Real premise.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Getting Real Can Help Launch Your Product?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The central theme of the book is a quick product launch. Many excellent ideas come to your customers and clients when they are dreaming, looking at other competitors, or simply thinking that the product may be better. The truth is that a product can always be improved. When you agree to add a certain essential feature that will make the product more efficient, the result is counterintuitive.<\/span><\/p>\n

A seemingly little modification can alter your initial scope of work, causing the product’s debut to be delayed. In basic terms, Getting Real explains why many new products go wrong by overdeveloping their concept. It also tells you that you should keep some aspects of your product unchanged no matter what. The tips in Getting Real help you to have better updated versions for your newly-launched product.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it Really Necessary to Integrate New Features in Your Product?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sometimes it is. Because if you don\u2019t, you\u2019ll lose your customers or users. Think of huge apps such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. You surely can see great instances among top apps when they try to optimize themselves by adding new features. <\/span><\/p>\n

Instagram added its Reels feature after the popularity of TikTok to keep its users still satisfied; Twitter added the Stories feature some time ago; Telegram added the Live session feature; etc. By understanding the optimal posting<\/a> time for each platform, you can maximize engagement and reach.<\/p>\n

As platforms evolve, like Instagram with its Reels, capturing and sharing those moments becomes essential. Tools to download IG reels<\/a> enable users to archive their favorite digital experiences.<\/p>\n

And TikTok continues to respond with new trends like the “Hot or Not Composite Image Challenge<\/a>“. This is a viral challenge that is creating a storm among those who like to create content. It’s a hot new trend that steals center stage from competitors, and TikTok continues to challenge the status quo with new features.<\/span><\/p>\n

But sometimes it is not. You should aspire to build less than your competition, according to one of the defining ideas of Getting Real. Integrating fewer features results in a clearer, more focused product with less design, development, and maintenance overhead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting Real advocates for a fixed time and budget but a flexible scope, You should reduce the scope if you can’t deliver the product within the time and budget limits. One of the most appealing aspects of web development is the ability to add functionality later. You end up with a more concentrated product that is delivered when you reduce the scope.<\/span><\/p>\n

The no-code developers<\/a> at WeWeb Agency<\/a> take full advantage of this flexible approach to create dynamic and scalable web solutions.<\/p>\n

How to Know if it is Time for a Change in Your App?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

How would you know that your app needs developments and updates with useful features? It is quite tricky. Here is a piece of worthwhile advice from Getting Real:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMake each feature work hard to be implemented. Make each feature prove itself and show that it’s a survivor. It’s like “Fight Club”. You should only consider features if they’re willing to stand on the porch for three days waiting to be let in.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

That’s why you start with no. Every feature request that comes in to us \u2014 or from us \u2014 meets a no. We listen but don’t act. The initial response is “not now”. If a request for a feature keeps coming back, that’s when we know it’s time to take a deeper look. Then, and only then, do we start considering the feature for real.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

An awesome example of this is Nifty. <\/span>Nifty<\/span><\/a> is a superb cloud-based task management software<\/a> for remote, hybrid, and on-site teams looking to manage their sales process<\/a> and generate marketing campaigns tailored to their requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nifty has updated itself through time by adding the most useful features that can be found in several business communication apps and messaging platforms. So, you can access different features all within one app: Nifty. Here are some of the features:<\/span><\/p>\n