miniblog.

← Back to all posts
Dec 13, 2019 at 21:58
The consequences of forcing users to log in before they can access content: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/login-walls/ It makes sense for very personalised services like email, but I wonder how much stores could increase their sales by offering 'checkout as guest'.
Login Walls Stop Users in Their Tracks
Login Walls Stop Users in Their Tracks
Demanding that users register or log in before they can use an app or see website information has high interaction cost and defies the reciprocity principle.

Related Posts

Dec 4, 2025 at 10:37
71
Delighted to see that Typescript 7 is moving to conventional LSP for its IDE services!
Progress on TypeScript 7 - December 2025 - TypeScript
Progress on TypeScript 7 - December 2025 - TypeScript
Earlier this year, the TypeScript team announced that we’ve been porting the compiler and language service to native code to take advantage of better raw performance, memory usage, and parallelism. This effort (codenamed “Project Corsa”, and soon “TypeScript 7.0”) has been a significant undertaking, but we’ve made big strides in the past few months. We’re […]
Jul 8, 2024 at 15:14
I'm always hesitant when I see digital services funded by a single one-off payment. Running a service requires ongoing funding. You sometimes see this with games that have a multiplayer component. People buy the game, but the multiplayer servers won't last forever.
Jun 20, 2024 at 00:18
Are there any package managers that treat changelogs as a first class concept? I end up looking for a CHANGELOG.md or a CHANGES.txt in the source code repository every time. The lack of standard prevents package hosting services being able to show changes.