New: Places

2007.12.16, bryan

Sorry the news has been slim lately - this time of year is murder on a moonlighting developer! But, I promise the wait has been worth it. Today, I give you Places.

What's the first thing you want to know when you find a beer at the top of your recommendations? You want to know where you can get it, right? Well, that's the question that places should answer.

Every time a BeerRiot member buys a beer somewhere, they should come back to BeerRiot and markdown not only what they thought about it, but also where they had it. That way, any other member looking for that beer can know where they'll be likely to find it. Conversely, if you've gone out and found a beer unavailable somewhere, come back and note that on BeerRiot too so other members aren't also dissappointed.

That's not all for new features. Now you can sort any beer list by BeerRiot score. Want to know which beer you should try at a place? Just sort the place's menu by score, and pick the top one.

I've also taken the liberty of moving a few things around. The login box has moved toward the upper right. Hopefully it's now more obvious whether or not you're logged in (what's more annoying than voting on a few beers, then finding out you weren't logged in?). The beer sort buttons have also been reordered to match the table their sorting.

So, go forth and find beer, then help others do the same! Also, be sure to drop any suggestions for improving Places or any other BeerRiot feature in the Meta forums.

-Bryan