thanks. There's a long road map with this project. I've written it
so it almost completely works if I open individual scripts in Python.
I'm amazed at how much work is going into the creation of the GUI.
Can anyone suggest a good project manager, something to help plan the
details of the big picture? I don't want to stop this to try to build
my own. I've already done that to build a standalone XML validator.
Josh
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On 6/16/07, Eric Ongerth <ericongerth@gmail.com> wrote:
Don't feel too bad. Whenever you get that "lost" or "floating" feeling and
you're not certain what to work on next, that's your cue to take anywhere
from an hour (or a lunchtime) to a day or two in a different mode. Leave
the workstation, sit somewhere comfortable with a pen and paper notepad,
even if you don't write much. Allow yourself not to think in code during
this time. Instead devote this time to thinking in overall goals and
features, in plain language.
Although having a good roadmap from the beginning is best, you can repair
missing parts of a roadmap (or even the lack of an entire roadmap) if you
encourage yourself to chip away at it during these planning sessions. Take
one any time the immediate goals and subgoals are not clear. That's not a
feeling to be ashamed of; it's simply a cue to switch from production mode
to planning mode for an appropriate amount of time. Then it's back to
production mode and better results.
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Joshua.R.English@gmail.com
What I always do to get lost is using a WIKI. I have used lots of todo
managers and project managers, but a simple Desktop wiki (MoinMoin)
gets me a long way. Everything I need to do I write down there, how
trivial it may seem at least I do not forget the issues that I need to
address.
http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/DesktopEdition
And the best thing is, it is written in python and you can extend it
yourself if needed.
- Jorgen
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On 6/16/07, Josh English <joshua.r.english@gmail.com> wrote:
thanks. There's a long road map with this project. I've written it
so it almost completely works if I open individual scripts in Python.
I'm amazed at how much work is going into the creation of the GUI.
Can anyone suggest a good project manager, something to help plan the
details of the big picture? I don't want to stop this to try to build
my own. I've already done that to build a standalone XML validator.
Josh
On 6/16/07, Eric Ongerth <ericongerth@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Don't feel too bad. Whenever you get that "lost" or "floating" feeling and
> you're not certain what to work on next, that's your cue to take anywhere
> from an hour (or a lunchtime) to a day or two in a different mode. Leave
> the workstation, sit somewhere comfortable with a pen and paper notepad,
> even if you don't write much. Allow yourself not to think in code during
> this time. Instead devote this time to thinking in overall goals and
> features, in plain language.
>
> Although having a good roadmap from the beginning is best, you can repair
> missing parts of a roadmap (or even the lack of an entire roadmap) if you
> encourage yourself to chip away at it during these planning sessions. Take
> one any time the immediate goals and subgoals are not clear. That's not a
> feeling to be ashamed of; it's simply a cue to switch from production mode
> to planning mode for an appropriate amount of time. Then it's back to
> production mode and better results.
>
--
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Joshua.R.English@gmail.com
http://joshenglish.livejournal.com
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Uhm I meant NOT to get lost 
If you download the full blown moin moin you can also set it up for
your project team
http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/
Regards,
- Jorgen
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On 6/17/07, Jorgen Bodde <jorgen.maillist@gmail.com> wrote:
What I always do to get lost is using a WIKI. I have used lots of todo
managers and project managers, but a simple Desktop wiki (MoinMoin)
gets me a long way. Everything I need to do I write down there, how
trivial it may seem at least I do not forget the issues that I need to
address.
DesktopEdition - MoinMoin
And the best thing is, it is written in python and you can extend it
yourself if needed.
- Jorgen
On 6/16/07, Josh English <joshua.r.english@gmail.com> wrote:
> thanks. There's a long road map with this project. I've written it
> so it almost completely works if I open individual scripts in Python.
> I'm amazed at how much work is going into the creation of the GUI.
>
> Can anyone suggest a good project manager, something to help plan the
> details of the big picture? I don't want to stop this to try to build
> my own. I've already done that to build a standalone XML validator.
>
> Josh
>
> On 6/16/07, Eric Ongerth <ericongerth@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Don't feel too bad. Whenever you get that "lost" or "floating" feeling and
> > you're not certain what to work on next, that's your cue to take anywhere
> > from an hour (or a lunchtime) to a day or two in a different mode. Leave
> > the workstation, sit somewhere comfortable with a pen and paper notepad,
> > even if you don't write much. Allow yourself not to think in code during
> > this time. Instead devote this time to thinking in overall goals and
> > features, in plain language.
> >
> > Although having a good roadmap from the beginning is best, you can repair
> > missing parts of a roadmap (or even the lack of an entire roadmap) if you
> > encourage yourself to chip away at it during these planning sessions. Take
> > one any time the immediate goals and subgoals are not clear. That's not a
> > feeling to be ashamed of; it's simply a cue to switch from production mode
> > to planning mode for an appropriate amount of time. Then it's back to
> > production mode and better results.
> >
>
> --
> Josh English
> Joshua.R.English@gmail.com
> http://joshenglish.livejournal.com
>
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Since a month I have just been using launchpad
(http://www.launchpad.net) after using sourceforge and berlios of which
development is quite slow. Launchpad is in full swing and adds some
exciting features, such as Rosetta. With Rosetta all the projects share
there translation strings. Moreover anyone can login and do some phrases
as he has time. I have to say to say I am highly impressed. I'm
considering to move SPE there as well. It has everything you need to
keep track of your (open source) project: bug trackers, blueprints, q&a,
... It is useful for small and big projects (the whole Ubuntu, Zope, ...
projects use it for their project management.)
Bazaar (http://bazaar-vcs.org/) is very good as well, as it is a
distributed version control instead of centralised such as subversion or
cvs. This means you can use it locally offline. It has good merging
facilities to collaborate. One thing I really like about it is that is
very easy to reorganise your code by moving/renaming directories. Bazaar
is GPL, but of course the projects you track with it can be commercial.
Stani
Jorgen Bodde schreef:
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Uhm I meant NOT to get lost
If you download the full blown moin moin you can also set it up for
your project team
http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/
Regards,
- Jorgen
On 6/17/07, Jorgen Bodde <jorgen.maillist@gmail.com> wrote:
What I always do to get lost is using a WIKI. I have used lots of todo
managers and project managers, but a simple Desktop wiki (MoinMoin)
gets me a long way. Everything I need to do I write down there, how
trivial it may seem at least I do not forget the issues that I need to
address.
DesktopEdition - MoinMoin
And the best thing is, it is written in python and you can extend it
yourself if needed.
- Jorgen
On 6/16/07, Josh English <joshua.r.english@gmail.com> wrote:
> thanks. There's a long road map with this project. I've written it
> so it almost completely works if I open individual scripts in Python.
> I'm amazed at how much work is going into the creation of the GUI.
>
> Can anyone suggest a good project manager, something to help plan the
> details of the big picture? I don't want to stop this to try to build
> my own. I've already done that to build a standalone XML validator.
>
> Josh
>
> On 6/16/07, Eric Ongerth <ericongerth@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Don't feel too bad. Whenever you get that "lost" or "floating"
feeling and
> > you're not certain what to work on next, that's your cue to take
anywhere
> > from an hour (or a lunchtime) to a day or two in a different
mode. Leave
> > the workstation, sit somewhere comfortable with a pen and paper
notepad,
> > even if you don't write much. Allow yourself not to think in code
during
> > this time. Instead devote this time to thinking in overall goals and
> > features, in plain language.
> >
> > Although having a good roadmap from the beginning is best, you can
repair
> > missing parts of a roadmap (or even the lack of an entire roadmap)
if you
> > encourage yourself to chip away at it during these planning
sessions. Take
> > one any time the immediate goals and subgoals are not clear.
That's not a
> > feeling to be ashamed of; it's simply a cue to switch from
production mode
> > to planning mode for an appropriate amount of time. Then it's
back to
> > production mode and better results.
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Josh English
> Joshua.R.English@gmail.com
> http://joshenglish.livejournal.com
>
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Jorgen Bodde wrote:
If you download the full blown moin moin you can also set it up for
your project team
A agree that a Wiki can be very helpful. However, for a software project, it's nice to have more. I recommend TRAC:
http://trac.edgewall.org/
It's got a pretty nice Wiki, and also a ticketing system, Milestones, SVN browser, etc. Also written in Python, and it's a very polished piece of software.
-Chris
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Thanks for all the replies. The desktop Wiki is the best solution for
me. I had no idea that such a thing existed. Since I'm stuck with a
dialup connection, I don't like to spend a lot of time online, so the
other stuff didn't really look useful right now.
Now that I can makes lots of notes, I'm getting back on track.
Josh
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On 6/17/07, Christopher Barker <Chris.Barker@noaa.gov> wrote:
Jorgen Bodde wrote:
> If you download the full blown moin moin you can also set it up for
> your project team
A agree that a Wiki can be very helpful. However, for a software
project, it's nice to have more. I recommend TRAC:
http://trac.edgewall.org/
It's got a pretty nice Wiki, and also a ticketing system, Milestones,
SVN browser, etc. Also written in Python, and it's a very polished piece
of software.
-Chris
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Oceanographer
NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT (206) 526-6959 voice
7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax
Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception
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