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butler952··on Curated collection of A/B test results from best-in-class apps
The makers of Mobbin (a site that curates screen flows from some of the best apps and web apps) have launched https://abtest.design/, a site to showcase A/B tests and their results.

Some examples include TikTok's delayed bank account setup leading to a 25% increase in creators enrolling in the program, and Mural's Onboarding checklist that lead to a 10% increase in 1 week retention.

As far as I can see, all featured tests seem to have led to positive changes in metrics, so there's probably a bit of confirmation bias at play here because companies/makers might be more likely to showcase what worked well.

Seems like a good starting point but would love to see them add many more case studies.

Does anyone have any other go-to resources for A/B test case studies?

butler952··on What if missing a connecting flight wasn't awful?
Thanks for sharing my article <3
butler952··on JavaScript library that converts a string to gender-neutral language?
Thanks for sharing this!

I've had a quick look and it looks great for identifying where improvements can be made to content in your codebase.

I don't think it's suitable for my use case as the content will be in a database or localStorage, and it seems to only be able to recommend changes rather than dynamically make them. Unless I have misinterpreted things.

butler952··on JavaScript library that converts a string to gender-neutral language?
Hmm this could work. I would prefer "they"/"their", but I quite like the "the candidate"/"their" option!

That seems to work. I will have a play around with this to see if it reads well with a few more examples.

butler952··on JavaScript library that converts a string to gender-neutral language?
In an ideal world it would be okay to name everyone "she", but in our world that candidate would still carry any biases associated with "she".

Replacing with "s/he" could be a viable option, however. It doesn't read particularly well but it does seem to do the job—I will definitely consider this option!

butler952··on JavaScript library that converts a string to gender-neutral language?
I mean, yeah, could do. Kinda defeats the gender-neutral part though?
butler952··on Turn your LinkedIn profile into a landing page in two minutes
Hey everyone, just sharing a project that I've been working on for a fair few months now. My first SaaS attempt.

I had a rough idea that I wanted to start from an API and then build a nice experience on top of it that solves a problem.

When I applied for my last job, I created a page similar to this for my submission. So I thought, "maybe other people want one too" so here we are...

butler952··on Turn your LinkedIn profile into a landing page in seconds
Hey everyone, thanks for coming through. I’m Aaron, the founder of Vitaely.me and I’m excited to share with you my first HN launch.

To start with, I built something similar to Vitaely.me as a static site that I could use to present myself professionally online without defaulting to sharing my LinkedIn profile.

Now you can get the same thing in just two minutes.

Give it a try!

P.S. I’d love to hear your feedback, the good and especially the bad!