What's New
The hint overlay has been completely redesigned from the ground up. It is now faster, less intrusive, and significantly easier to read during a live interview.
Changes
Overlay Redesign
The overlay panel now appears as a compact side panel rather than a floating modal. It stays out of your way when you don't need it and expands on hover. The new design was driven directly by user feedback asking for a less distracting experience.
Faster Response Time
Hint generation latency has been reduced by approximately 40% through model prompt optimization and response streaming. The first token of a hint now appears within ~800ms of the question being detected.
Improved Question Detection
The speech recognition pipeline now better handles:
- Questions with heavy technical terminology
- Accented speech patterns
- Background noise from open offices and home environments
Keyboard Shortcuts
You can now control the overlay without touching your mouse:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Alt + H | Toggle overlay visibility |
Alt + N | Next hint |
Alt + C | Clear current hint |
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the overlay would re-appear after being dismissed during a coding question
- Fixed incorrect STAR framework detection on questions beginning with "Walk me through..."
- Fixed a memory leak in the audio processing pipeline that caused slowdowns in sessions longer than 90 minutes