[wxPython-users] Project Management (was OT: Programming Productivity)

[Jorgen Bodde]

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 at 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.
>
> http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/DesktopEdition
>
> 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 at 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 at 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 at gmail.com
> > http://joshenglish.livejournal.com
> >
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