Living direction document
DJWS is being built in public. This page explains the goals guiding the work, the standards used to judge progress, and the areas that are still developing.
Goal 1: Make musical relationships explorable
A visitor should be able to move among themes, songs, artists, albums, genres, and places without losing the idea that brought them into the system.
Goal 2: Turn discovery into something useful
DJWS should help people produce a result: a karaoke round, an event page, a research trail, a personal song book, or a better-informed musical decision.
Goal 3: Represent more than the biggest hits
Familiar music matters, but discovery becomes valuable when deeper catalogs, independent artists, local scenes, and knowledgeable fan suggestions can also be represented.
Goal 4: Work in real environments
The system should be practical on a phone, in a bar, at an event, and under time pressure. A feature that only works comfortably during a quiet desktop demonstration is not finished.
Goal 5: Make contribution meaningful
People should be able to suggest missing music, correct errors, contribute local knowledge, and propose connections. DJWS also intends to improve how contributors receive visible recognition when they want it.
Goal 6: Publish reliably and explain limits honestly
The research database and public storefront need dependable publishing, relationship checks, and clear language about what is live, what is being tested, and what remains an idea.
Current development areas
- Stronger search and selection inside the Hosted Song Book builder
- Better owner controls for saved pages
- Guest favorites and participation tools
- Useful exports for hosts, researchers, and event organizers
- Contributor recognition and review workflows
- More artist, album, song, genre, location, and theme coverage
- Search-focused discovery pages that provide real catalog value
How progress will be judged
The measure is not the number of pages or database records alone. DJWS should help a person discover something, plan something, share something, correct something, or feel that music they care about has been represented thoughtfully.
Read DJWS Is Becoming a Music Planning System for the current feature overview.