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Hey Glide team and fellow developers! :waving_hand:

I really appreciate having a space where we can share ideas and suggestions to help improve Glide. However, I’ve noticed that recently, it’s been difficult to tell if our feedback is being seen or considered.

I understand that the team is busy with development, and it’s not always possible to respond to everything. But even a small acknowledgment—like marking ideas as “Under Review” or providing occasional updates—would go a long way in keeping the community engaged and motivated.

Would it be possible to introduce periodic updates on community suggestions? Or perhaps provide more visibility into which ideas are being considered? I believe this would make the community even stronger and more active!

What do you all think? Let’s discuss! :light_bulb::raising_hands:

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I loved the live bug solving sessions that Mark and Jason used to hold. It was a lot of fun and within an hour or two, many nagging little bugs would get fixed. Live.

Glide experts receive a weekly email with an update on feature releases and bug fixes. Perhaps this is something that could be shared with the larger community. Let’s tag Brett and maybe he’ll share his opinion about this.

@Brett

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Looks like we won’t get a comment.:frowning:

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Glide have never been particularly open when it comes to sharing their development road map. I suspect at least one of the reasons for this is that it is very fluid and constantly changing.

Having spent many years in product development myself, I know how hard it is to manage a road map and walk the fine line between balancing user expectations against what you can actually deliver. In my view it’s always better to under promise and over deliver, and I think Glide have done a pretty good job of that over the years.

Yeah it would be great to have more visibility into what is coming up (and some of us actually do), but I can understand why Glide aren’t more open in sharing.

One thing they do is set general themes for each year, and David gives an update towards the end of each year, outlining their high level plans for the following year. But things can and do change.

Personally, I prefer to be pleasantly surprised when a feature I wasn’t expecting suddenly drops, rather than constantly disappointed when promised features never materialise :man_shrugging:

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