Prototype testing - invitation to the usability research

I'm happy to announce that we are ready to conduct a user research on a prototype of new Advanced REST Client.

List of changes is very long. Starting from general UI redesign to change in basic functionality.
The most important changes are:

• new projects will support RAML (RESTful API Modeling Language) standard. Users will be able to import RAML file and use it as a "project". RAML contains API definition with the documentation that will be displayed alongside with the RAML request (new view in the app) and in project documentation page

Help us improve the app! - ARC prototype remote user testing

We are looking for people to participate in a usability test. We want to conduct research before actually starting and introducing changes to the app.

To qualify simply fill in the short form below. If you are selected, you will be contacted by a member of our team.

Tests will be finished in up to two weeks so there's no time to think about it. If you have 15 minutes just join the research.

Let's test the prototype!

As you may know lately I have worked on new version of the Advanced Rest Client application. It will change... well, pretty all!

Minor changes will cover:

• storage - change from deprecated WebSQL to IndexedDb
• projects to become "requests groups" - old projects are to much complex and unnecessary. In nev version you will have an option to group requests and easily switch between endpoints
• responses history - it is a new feature, the app will store responses so you can check how your server's response change over time. It also implicate that the app will be useful offline as well.
• better Google Drive integration - it will use different API to connect to +Google Drive. Thanks to a new Identity API in +Google Chrome you will authorize the app in more user friendly way
• upgrade to Chrome App! - instead of opening the app in new tab it will open as native-like application. You may even add the application to the task bar or desktop
• new way hows the requests are made - using new Google Chrome Sockets API the app is able to make a request without a limitations of XmlHttpRequest. You'll be able to set every type of HTTP header. Also I'm planning a raw socket testing implementation.
• change the +GWT framework to +AngularJS - it is more flexible for HTML5 apps than GWT. And it takes much less time to add new functionality or change existing ones
• completely new UI