Wrote something about the goals for Arké. Feedback appreciated.
Arké
Ark, eh?
Nice to get an update from our electric utility provider that electricity prices will be 8.8% lower next year. More of that, please.
And one more Arké update, all about the mobile UI. Take a peek. Would you use this? image
Sharing some super half-baked screenshots of the Arké iOS app. I am porting the desktop screens to work across both MacOS and iOS, with almost all logic and components being shared. Just piecing things together roughly with lots of visual and interactive tweaks and polish to come. That's going to be fun and it's where the real UX finessing is. image
AI sucks at time estimation, maybe in an opposite way that people do. Says 11-14 hours, and is done in 10 minutes 🤷. image
Arké now has a (very rough) mobile app that is best friends forever with its desktop companion. Thanks to new @Second Bark FFI Swift bindings. Here's a shaky setup-and-link demo: What do you think?
Another Arké update? How will we pick servers during wallet setup? That, and fees, is what I am investigating here. Curious to hear any thoughts, as always.
Second Community
Arké MacOS prototype
Neil, I am so appreciative that you approach things that way. This week I realized that Bark supports BOLT-12 offers and Lightning Addresses out of...
This is an example with a rich BIP-21 URI (like what you might get from clicking a link at a checkout)). Instantly parsed and evaluated. Payment meta data is easy to see. Payment options (addresses) are matched against existing contacts, networks verified, balances checked, fees evaluated, and the best option highlighted. Just hit send and done. What do you make of that? image
Latest Arké update about building a rich send experience that is simple and convenient no matter what you throw at it (known contacts, ark/bitcoin addresses, lightning invoices/offer/addresses, BIP-21, BIP-353, whatever...). A work-in-progress. What do you make of the direction?
Second Community
Arké MacOS prototype
Ideally Bark is so easy to work with that you can spend a lot more time working on changes unrelated to Ark/Bark! Looking great!