I've been thinking lately about the project process, and how software that manages the process tends to focus more on certain aspects than others, sometimes leaving important elements completely uncovered. To look at an example, Trac is a well-known ticket tracking system. It has built-in case tracking, revision history review, and documentation via the wiki. There are many plugins available that enable different minor features, but these are the basics of what Trac provides: Timelline, Tickets, and Wiki.more
Well, today's feedreader binge brings the advice to "Zip It" -- that projects that success most are the ones that keep themselves secret. Apparently, the idea is that by purging the idea from your mind, it gives you enough satisfaction by sharing it, and this satisfaction fills the spot of actually accomplishing the task itself to the point that you don't actually do the thing you talk about.more
The weird thing about coding a project management application is that you have to rely on a support structure that you wish had been written already.more
I've had a lot of talk at work, and speculated recently on the usefulness of a tool that would help manage projects for a single developer or small development shops.more
I've been thinking more about what's next for me, regarding personal coding projects. I've been toying with an idea for much longer than some of the others I have had and acted significantly on. I've already named it in my head, and registered the domain for it years ago. So what next?more
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