Hi, First I'd like to make it clear, I'm not looking for a "my tech is better than yours" type of post; this is a real case scenario and I have been faced with this decision. With this in mind, let me explain: We have a WinForms application. It started in the early .NET 1.0 but the first shipping version was using .NET 1.1. There are l...
We've started a huge project. We know what it has to look like but not how to implement it. We started by writing prototypes to test different implementations. What we're lacking is the overview of the overall development progress. We don't know if we spend too much time on details or if those details are important enough to spend the ti...
When planning a software project, I wish to force Microsoft Project to keep several tasks that are dependent on each other and assigned to the same resource together, without other tasks interleaved by resource leveling. For example, I have the tasks - Design CDataAccess Implement CDataAccess Optimize CDataAccess I want them to foll...
Is LOC correct parameter for project estimation? there are so many scenarios where complexity takes much more time for a single line of code, other than LOC what could be the suggested parameter for project estimation? As peoples are talking about functional point of program does it mean for use case related information? i am trying t...
I was recently asked by a Team Leader (not mine) if I would be willing to undertake a programming project. The members of his team are currently pre-occupied with other more important projects. I graduated college two years ago, and up until now programming has only been a hobby of mine. Recently I decided that I would like to pursue a c...
Hi there , i want to start a new project and i don't know where to start. After learning the last 2 projects in teams, i learned new techniques to plan a project. Like "the planning game". OR should i make use cases, although i won't look at it after creation. But now i am coding for my private project. So, do i need planning at all ...
I'm working on a growing java project and I'm probably going to cooperate with somebody else to improve some features. I'd like to use some tools to improve the quality of my work keeping in mind that: I don't have too much time to spend on this project it's a small project but it's really important for me I don't want to buy software...
Hi, I want to know, In an organization who handles planning of the website structure and function for every section? What are the Steps or Workflow? I am sometime amaze with big sites that are well structure and is easy to access. As a freelance designer I have created some small sites but doesn't really need a big planning. The clien...
What should be the steps followed for writing a successful projects. I could write programs but fail to convert it into a good end product. I know coding is a very small part in creating a successful project, I would like to upgrade myself for it ? Thanks for any suggestions.. ...
I'm starting a Rails app for a customer and am considering either creating a mind map or jumping straight to a Cucumber specification. How do you plan your Rails app? As an additional question, say you also start with Cucumber, at which point would you write Unit tests? Before satisfying the specifications? ...
Are there any open source alternatives to the not very active and drupal-bundled Ideatorrent project? ...
I've always just used OpenOffice Draw and it just occurred to me that there has to be something better out there. So what do you use? Do you like it? Bonus points for free things and for web apps. ...
When doing agile what are the specific criteria of defining the scope of a user story? What factors should I take into account when defining the scope? Is there any specific formula you use for this purpose? ...
There's a good chance this question will get closed, but I feel it's relevant to programmers. A project that I've put a great deal of energy into was just significantly scaled back, to the point where it might as well not exist. There is a very good chance that the bulk of my work over the past two years will never see the light of day...
Hi I run a small IT business and I am a startup. I am looking for a free or open source script to be hosted in Web in my domain that can do the following. Project Planning, Scheduling & Delivery with TODO list. User Management Source Code Version Control System. (SVN Repository with Branching) Issue Tracking Time Tracking/ Time ...
Hi, I am going to be starting a new job in a few weeks where I will be responsible for both the maintenance and development of a couple of existing web applications and the development of new web applications. As I will be the only developer on the project and the previous developer was more of a hobbyist, no formal project management ...
I work in a small company (2-4 software developers) where software is "only" a part of the main product (specialized measurement instruments). So far the software has been built from start to end with no formal process at all, but as we're steadily growing in both in number of products and people involved, it's evident that we need to ad...
I'm interested in learning how to design/plan for web application development, in a multiple developer team scenario. Assuming the role of "Project Manager/Lead": What "documents" are needed for successful web application development? What UML diagrams are needed and to what degree? In the design/plan phase does each - as per use ...
Suppose you are a project manager. You can estimate an effort in days for specific task for specific developer. After performing estimation you obtain some min and max values. After this you delegate a task to developer. Actually you also set up deadline. Which estimation is better to use when set up deadline: min or max? As I see min ...
Hey fellas, Ive been asked to develop a project for a percentage of the project. To sum it up, its a web crawler mash-up type deal. I fear that it may fall through in the end of course. This will be my first team project not among friends and I wonder two things; What percentage if I'm the only developer is fair? If I were to a...