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Kevin William David

Constructor - Refreshingly simple task tracking for software teams

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Constructor is the lightweight tracking tool for software teams who don’t want a ton of process. With a clean UI, a deep GitHub integration, and assignable comment threads, Constructor helps developers and managers stay focused and collaborate smoothly.

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Seth Purcell
Maker
Thanks, @kevin and hello, Product Hunt! We started Constructor this year because we wanted a lightweight task tracker that’s as simple as Trello but really understands how software products are built. We’re obsessed with building a delightful tool that helps software teams succeed by getting developers, dev managers, and PMs the information they need while helping them collaborate smoothly. Constructor is reassuringly familiar but different in a number of important ways: - No learning curve – as simple and easy to use as Trello - Comment threads – as frictionless as Slack but assignable so balls don't get dropped and resolvable so tickets don't get cluttered - Real-time, bidirectional GitHub sync – saves devs time (and encourages speedy reviews) by showing PR details right on the board and posting ticket descriptions right on PRs - Clean, clear, and fast UI – uncluttered throughout, with a hideaway backlog so your team can focus on just what’s important right now - Stage checklists – provide a way for devs, designers, and testers to break down their work while providing managers with detailed progress updates for free - Process-agnostic – just do what works for your team without having to jump through hoops With Constructor you can: - Get your team and process fully setup in less than five minutes - Have a tool that your PMs, designers, and developers will all enjoy using - Easily stay on top of progress, pull requests, and discussions while reducing disruptions - Collaborate efficiently with the least friction possible You can try Constructor instantly, without signing up, in a prepopulated sandbox just by clicking the button on our homepage. We’d love to know what you think!
Prateek Mathur
Congratulations @sethpurcell! You have built a phenomenal tool! I'm rooting for you from the sidelines.
Seth Purcell
Maker
Thanks, Prateek!
Maria
Amazing tool! It will provide a great, simplified and efficient collaborations! Thank you for implementing your idea and sharing it with us! Congratulations for the launch! ^_^
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@maria_brm Thanks very much!
Maria
@andrew_kallem Could you please tell me - is it integrated with Slack maybe? :)
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@maria_brm Yes it is! We have a robust integration with Slack that includes personal notifications, the ability to reply to comments directly from Slack, link unfurls, and more.
Maria
@andrew_kallem Brilliant! Thank you very much for the answer! :)) I can't wait to start using Constructor! ^_^
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@maria_brm Awesome! Happy to answer questions any time. :-)
Vera Mirzoyan
Congratulations. I believe this is a really valuable tool to make processes easier in our digital era. Good luck!
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@vera_mirzoyan Thank you! Making it easy to have a lightweight process -- for everyone on the team -- is core to our approach!
Phil Sarin
Congrats! It looks beautiful. I've generally used trello for managing small software products before. How does Constructor compare?
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@phil_sarin Thanks! Coming from Trello, Constructor will feel very familiar, but with lots of differences geared toward software teams. For example, our comment threads are assignable and resolvable (similar to Google Docs). That lets teammates make lightweight requests of each other without the risk of them getting lost, and it keeps the tickets free from clutter once the question is resolved. That's hard to do in Trello. Another example is our GitHub sync. Trello does have a GitHub power-up, but because it's not a first-class citizen, it requires users to manually link up every PR, which of course is not something devs want to do! In Constructor it's automatic. Trello's power-up also doesn't display PR info as cleanly as Constructor or on the board itself. Finally, we've heard from lots of users that managing a backlog in Trello is a pain point, because the backlog is represented as a regular list, cluttering the board and requiring a lot of scrolling to look through. In Constructor, the backlog is a high density drawer that can be pulled out during planning and stashed away afterward. We have a one-click import from Trello so it's easy to try out and compare!
Brian Fleming
Congrats on the launch!
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@bfleming212 Thanks very much!
Jason Beren
Simple but elegant user friendly interface
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@jasonnyc Thanks! We think it's important to keep the interface simple and clean to minimize distraction and promote focus.
Jonas Boppert
Dare I say the perfect kanban tool? Congrats on the product launch team!
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@jonasbrother Thank you very much!
Eli Schleifer
Very exciting to see more innovation in the lower friction task tracking world. Thoughts on balance between this and linear?
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@elischleifer Thanks! We think Linear is a great product and a good fit for many software teams. But for teams on the smaller side where, say, Jira is too much tool, Linear often is too, encouraging teams toward a more complex process than they really need. We think Constructor is better than Linear for those teams, aiming to be less restrictive in how you run your team's process and also simpler to use and manage. Another difference is Constructor's comment threads. They're a lightweight way to facilitate ticket-related collaboration without the discussion getting lost in Slack or buried in a lengthy interleaved comment stream like in Linear and other tools. And of course, we're working on many more interesting capabilities and differentiators still in the pipeline.
Laurits Just
Congrats on the launch team!
Kirstin Hans
Maker
@lauritsjb Thank you!
ron pomerantz
congrats
Parin Patel
Simple design filling a needed void
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@shinzus Thank you!
Debbie Silverberg
Congratulations Look great!
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@stevedeb80 Thank you!
Wade Forman
Congrats! I am excited for the much needed innovations you all are bringing to this space.
Scott Straub
Looks amazingly user friendly. Looking forward to integrating into our operations. Good job!
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@scottscpa Thanks very much! We've put a lot of effort into making the UX easy and natural.
David Reinharth
Congrats on the launch! That demo/sandbox is great, definitely makes me want to keep using it -- the github sync looks like a killer feature
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@dreinharth Thanks! We know it can be challenging for teams to assess new products that they're considering adopting, so we thought a no-signup demo sandbox would help them more easily evaluate whether Constructor is a good fit. As for the GitHub sync, we eat our own dogfood (use Constructor to track our work building Constructor) and find it super helpful. :-)
Sherry L Gottlieb
Sounds like a great user friendly program for so many businesses to incorporate 👍🏻
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@realtorslg Thank you!
Cliff Nguyen
Really cool, I love that the founders thought of a pre-populated sandbox to try things out. It really does seem like an intuitive and easy to use interface. I also like that the PR details are right on the board. I’ll give this a try!
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@cvnguyen82 Thanks! Showing PR details on the board might at first sound unnecessary, but we and our users have found that it makes a big difference, making it easier to navigate to GitHub and giving everyone on the team, especially team leads and managers, a better sense of what's going on.
Amol Tripathi
Constructor is an amazing balance between keeping things simple and not leaving out important functionality. Our engineering team used it while working on a new mobile app concept. It was faster, clearer, and far easier to use than Jira (our prior platform). Kudos to Seth, Andrew, and the rest of the team for getting this product out into the world. The software development world needs this!
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@amoltrip Thanks very much! Jira is obviously a very powerful tool, but we're glad you found Constructor to be a better fit for your team.
Max Archer
Congrats on the launch! The sandbox demo makes it really easy to try out. And I love the clear and simple UI
Andrew Kallem
Maker
@malachite_sprite Thanks! We've put a lot of effort into keeping the UI clean and simple, making it easier for team members to focus on what matters.