What We're Working On at DeviantArt

2 days ago

DeviantArt, like any major website, is a perpetual work-in-progress—there will always be things to improve and innovate. Every day, we get tons of great feedback from the community, including a lot of ideas we want to see implemented too. In an ideal world, new products and features could be done all at once, but the resources needed to make those updates happen are finite. Because of that, we prioritize what to work on and in what order, so that various teams can align on what is being done and how, resulting in products and features being built and released effectively. Many factors determine how things get prioritized, including our vision for the site’s future, technical needs and resources, community requests, impact a product or feature will have on the overall health of the community, and of course, data. The impact is especially important because of the vastness of the community—we have to make sure functional needs are met for professionals and hobbyists, sellers and buyers