I have a LaTeX document that I wrote, that needs to be reviewed by my boss. What do I send him? The .tex? The generated .pdf? How will he make his comments? In the case of the .tex, should I suggest him something like the todonotes package? Or just tell him to edit away, and I'll diff to see his changes? In the case of the .pdf, is it ...
I want to set up an internal chat server for our medium-sized development team (10ish people). Ideally the system would have the following properties: Access via desktop clients as well as a web-interface Persistent group chat rooms Logging of chats with a web interface with search Some easy way to share screenshots Ability to hook in ...
I want to build a real time collaborative web app where people can interact with components and drag them around, allowing the collaborators to see the dragging in real time. I don't know the first thing about how to build an architecture to support such a system, but it seems to me like it is like building a real time multiplayer 2d g...
I need to build a web app. I will design the user experience and interface, and I will hire a freelance programmer to do the coding. What information should I give the developer and how (screenshots, functional mockups, descriptions, etc)? What are the best practices? Is there any post/book you would recommend me to read? Thanks! ...
Anyone know a good open source directory to contribute to, or a place that gives access to brewing information openly so that one could be started? ...
Hello everyone, Suppose we have a Project with three applications — A, B and C. Our team: Jack, Susan and Martin. And one project leader — David. Each programmer is working on their own application: A - Jack B - Susan C - Martin So, there is a problem with source code management. How to effectively organize it with G...
Hi all. I work for a small web development company (6 people) and we've been in the market for a new code editor/development environment for quite some time. Currently, we're using Dreamweaver's (CS3) coding side for our site development. Each site's files is hosted on a Dreamhost ftp server. All 6 of us work on the same set of liv...
After much planning we're going to be building on, and heavily modifying some CMS software. There are going to be three to four developers working on the project with myself overseeing work. They will be working from a single document listing features to be made. How do we go about bringing these developers together, ensuring they col...
My project has a CC licensed music book. I want to get it in Adobe InDesign to apply a nice layout but Im afraid it will make community based corrections impossible. Anyone know of a good solution to take a wiki-like editing system that can easily apply a design and be turned into a pdf? Thanks ...
Does anyone know of a good way to use Word, Outlook or anything else to be able to review documents collaboratively in parallel? It would be nice if there were a way to even merge multiple documents each with their own revisions into a single document with all revisions and comment authors. Maybe version control software would help, bu...
I'm interested in Qooxdoo as a possible web development framework. I have downloaded the SDK and installed it in a central location on my PC as I expect to use it on multiple projects. I used the create-application.py script to make a new test application and added all the generated files to my version control system. I would like to ...
There are so many tools out there. You can do so much things around developing that it is a full time job on its own. So why not integrating features / tools to an powerful server application. Is there a server which integrates (some of) these features: static code analysis automated builds (e.g. through maven) continuious integreatio...
I'm setting up an educational website, and I'm trying to configure a wiki or wiki-like webpage system to work on collaborative writing projects. It should be: Public, i.e. registered and non-registered users can view everything Allow Only Closed Contributions, i.e. only registered users/students can contribute Area for Administrators/T...
I would like to create a web page which would allow multiple users to work together on a page, Imagine a web based editor that allowed to users to change the documents as an example of this type of feature. How would more experienced programmers go about implementing this as i really cant seem to formulate any way to even begin going ab...
We are working on a unique eCommerce site. This site is distinctive because when a purchase is made its not made by one person, but a group or "Collaborative" decisions. Individuals can add items to the shopping cart, but in the end the purchase is decided by the group in a “Collaborative” effort or Team Effort. So each team member is g...