JavaScript
Private
Discourse
Modern open source forum software.
Security
TypeScript
Type
JavaScript application
Stack
Ember, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL
Year
2013
Duration
Active
Overview
What I built & why
Modern, mobile-first forum software. Founded by Jeff Atwood; Ember.js frontend backed by a Ruby on Rails server.
Powers community forums for thousands of open source projects and SaaS companies.
Highlights
Key deliverables
- ✓ Trust levels gameification
- ✓ Mail-driven posting
- ✓ Plugin ecosystem
- ✓ Full-text search
- ✓ Self-host friendly
Process
Challenge & solution
The challenge
A vendor lock-in clause forced a tight ninety-day migration window with zero room for service interruption.
The solution
Designed the new editor flow around the actual content patterns, with sane defaults and one-click publish targets.
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