Moving out of the office cubicle.
29
Jun
On the 30th day…
First of all, I’ve uploaded a new set of screenshots. These screenshots represent all the windows that one may encounter when using the application. I’ve also uploaded a new build for download. There is also a new page outlining bug fixes and new features for quick reference.
Finally, the 30th day of the [...]
25
Jun
A lot of software developers are very good at cutting code, setting up automated builds, managing version control, automated testing, etc. but when it comes to working with or preparing the documentation in general and the help file in particular there is much to be desired. My take on this is that preparing the help [...]
24
Jun
On the 24th day…
It has been a while since I wrote something on my blog about my progress and so here I am with the latest update. First of all, Scott K., Steve C., and Steve M. are almost finished with their respective products. Well done, guys! I’m sure the others are going full steam [...]
18
Jun
As you well know, I’ve now made available for download an early pre-release version of misvCRM. Earlier today, I received an email from someone who had downloaded a copy. The email was quite long filling two (2) pages when printed. The email contained a lot of very good suggestions on how to make misvCRM more [...]
17
Jun
On the seventeenth day…
I’m currently listening to http://www.accuradio.com while writing this blog entry. I actually listen to swinging standard music when coding. It makes me more productive.
I’ve done more UI cleaning up. Some of the fixes are:
The client selection drop down boxes have now been replaced by a drop down tree view.
Made sure that when [...]
16
Jun
On the sixteenth day…
It’s really nice to know that everyone involved in this challenge are pushing hard to achieve the objective by June 30. Progress is being made all around and one can see that there seems to be a shift now from development to the marketing side of things such as signing up with [...]
14
Jun
On the twelfth day…
I spent most of the time further cleaning up the code and making sure the user interface interacts together properly i.e. all the drop down boxes are populated properly, the selected entries bring back the correct information, the tab order is correct etc. All these things are little but in the end [...]
12
Jun
On the eleventh day…
With the local/network (remote) database issues resolved, I moved on to adding two (2) new features relating to the client(s) and to the product(s). I’ve added the Client Dashboard and Product Dashboard. These terms are arbitrary until I find a more appropriate name.
Client Dashboard - this dashboard shows three different list grids. [...]
12
Jun
On the tenth day…
I did not realize that more work was required than I initially thought when I enabled the application to be used in a networked environment (i.e. multiuser mode) with the least amount of code rework possible. Most of time was spent on making sure that it works both ways i.e. using a [...]
9
Jun
On the ninth day…
From the different posts in the 30dayers site one can gather that everyone involved in this sprint is really putting in 100% effort in producing high quality applications. I think when there is an achievable objective, anyone with enough motivation can achieve it, not only in producing software but in any endeavour.
Early [...]