It's not immediately clear what this service does. Sure, I could watch the whole 5 minute video but I'd rather get an idea first :) So I wtched the first 15 seconds, which answered my first question: what kind of script? (answer: it's LUA scripts).
Other questions, what does it mean to choose a URL? Does it host a website there which runs the script? Like a subdomain? Or am I completely thinking the wrong way here?
What can I do with your service? (like 3-5 cool examples?)
BTW I don't mean to say, "meh I won't use this cause it's not instantly clear to me", it's supposed to be constructive criticism because I think making that quick elevator pitch will get you more users! :)
And that I really prefer skimming a page of text before deciding to watch a video presentation of a service.
I'd like to add my +1 to this, I felt pretty much all of those sentiments.
* "Webscript brings the simplicity and power of scripting to the web" Isn't that javascript?
* Oh I see, it's a server side language. But... this just sounds like a backend language for Getting Shit Done. Which I don't disagree with, but-- oh, can you excuse me a moment while I answer the doorbell? "Oh hi Perl, hi Node, come on in..."
* I personally do say I'm unlikely to use it because it's not instantly clear to me. I'm a sysadmin by trade so I don't think I'm the target audience, but I couldn't immediately tell what I'm meant to use webscripts for.
* I hate hate HATE watching videos. I'm sure this is a very personal thing and maybe I'm the 0.1%, but I always feel like videos are a waste of my time, or simply not the best way to communicate the message. We work with keyboards to write scripts, why would I want to see a video of that?
Okay, so I watched the first 20sec of the video. That gave me the "Aha!" moment. The first thing I thought of was the way you used to have CGI hosting servers, back in the pre-PHP days, because the majority of websites were completely static.
I don't mean to come off as mean or aggressive, but I really had trouble answering the most important question (to me): What problem is Webscripts going to solve for me? That's it.
Other questions, what does it mean to choose a URL? Does it host a website there which runs the script? Like a subdomain? Or am I completely thinking the wrong way here?
What can I do with your service? (like 3-5 cool examples?)
BTW I don't mean to say, "meh I won't use this cause it's not instantly clear to me", it's supposed to be constructive criticism because I think making that quick elevator pitch will get you more users! :)
And that I really prefer skimming a page of text before deciding to watch a video presentation of a service.