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by RangerScience 1200 days ago
Thanks, this is very cool, I've been clicking around a lot! I like what you've got going, and I like how it has a resemblance to Rubocop.

My first feedback -

It's a little too many "clicks to code" given (1) how easy it actually is, and (2) aimed at developers.

Personally, I'd slap the `brew install` + `bear scan` on the initial landing page, just under the "Get Started" link. (with an "Other Installation Options" link, 'cuz brew)`. You do a pretty good job of this (the GIF) but I look at "clicks to code" as an indicator of how focused on ease-of-use the provider is, and you're more focused on it than the landing page suggests to me. (Sinatra is the reigning champ at this).

Next -

1. Pronto integration. I'd like to be able to plug it into things like Pronto, so we make sure we're not introducing new problems while we're not ready to deal with existing ones.

2. Github PR comments. It's not clear to me if the output of the GH action will create comments in a PR ala Pronto / Rubocop. It looks it probably does, so just show me a picture so I know for sure?

3. YAML option for recipes

4. I needed to upgrade to XCode 14.1 (from 14.0). Why was that necessary? Seems like it shouldn't be?

5. THANK YOU for providing links to source code from the docs! (I checked out a couple of rules). I would pick a couple of your favs and link to them from the "Custom Rule" page, too.

6. I'd definitely run a few from-scratch workshops for custom rules, recipes, etc; point people at the docs and ask them where they run into even the smallest friction. Your docs are really good but I did need to scroll and click around a bunch as I came to an understanding. Smoothing that out would be nice! (Think Rails Guides vs Rails Docs)