Researching and Designing a Decentralised, Cloud Database
summary
Textile reports building Tableland, a read‑write‑own database on IPFS/libp2p and a web app called Tableland Studio that soft‑launches Feb–Mar; user research focuses on developer workflows and repeatedly tests a CLI↔UI round trip. Practical changes from testing: templates/blueprints prove confusing so they removed templates and add duplication and simpler navigation; a console and in‑UI data editing return because round trips confuse users; metrics show wallet connections fall while usage rises, indicating people use the DB even without always connecting wallets.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 1:49What is Tableland
- 3:13Design process and user research
- 5:22First user journey tests
- 6:24Refining with second research round
- 7:51Testing UI and navigation
- 9:17Final refinements and soft launch
- 11:00Demo and future plans
- 12:25Designing for developers
- 13:50Conclusion and resources
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