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Eating your own dogfood.

Published by on 23 August 2007 at 21:21 in BeWelcome and Open Source. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , .

So, I’ve become a consumer of our own product, and I am happy to report that “the dogfood tastes great”. This weekend, It looks like I’m all set to BeWelcome surf in Paris. I didn’t even bother to try with Couchsurfing.com because I knew that although only 1000 members, BeWelcome seems to already be getting enough geographic coverage. Having not been involved in usability of either CS or BW (I’m a database guy), it was refreshing to see how much more intuitive BeWelcome already is. Top marks to the devs.

3 Responses to “Eating your own dogfood.”

  • Kasper Souren
    4 years, 8 months ago.

    I have similar experiences. I think that BeWelcome has quickly attracted the people who are most dedicated to hospitality.

    But I don’t understand, the BeWelcome code looks so much better than the CS code (which was described as “dog’s breakfast”) once. Especially when the move to Platform PT is finished, it will be more like an exquisite vegan meal, I think. Let’s just hope it won’t be too spicy.

  • azarethroy
    4 years, 8 months ago.

    Hey good to see your BWsurf was a success! I feel that BW serves a counter-culture niche that CS is now too big for.

  • I am
    4 years, 7 months ago.

    Wasn’t it how CS started initially – everyone was zealous to host. With expansion comes politics and alternatives.

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