My new feature checklist

There’s a lot more to succesfully launching a new feature than coding. I use the following checklist to make sure I don’t miss any details.

What it takes to launch a feature varies based on your team structure, product, and users, so keep that in mind.

Note: This is a living list. Reach out to me with suggestions!

• Design
  • States - Default, error, loading, hover/active, validation, empty
  • Devices - screen sizes and orienation
  • Content (Text/images/user-generated)
    • Short, long, missing
      • Pagination, scrolling, overflow, clipping, etc.
  • Consistent styles (font sizes, spacing, colors, icons, etc.)
  • User context → Onboarding, new user, subscription, etc.
  • Accessibility
    • Color Contrast
• Development
  • Data loading → Pagination, continuous scrolling
  • Accessibility
    • Semantic HTML and page structure
    • Alt text
    • Keyboard navigable
  • Performance
• Marketing
  • Feature tracking or analytics
  • Screenshots/video of the feature
  • Add to changelog
  • Include in relevant marketing