Well, my one-time development partner started a "paying job" today so it is somewhat less crowded at BearBlu Software's HQ. I guess the biggest issue for me is that I have to pick up the things he was doing as well as continue the fit-n-finish of the application.
Today I am going to focus on UI Usability. Gone are the "good-old-days" of text-based client/server UIs. Today it is Ajax/Javascript if you want to have a serious web application. I have spent some time absorbing this technology and still I am just scratching the surface. In-line edits and drop-down selectors are not difficult to deploy; I even added a real-time digital clock and date field but I am sure there could be so much more given the time to explore.
But today.... Today I want to focus on the UI customization to allow users to use labels that work for them. I have looked for a Rails Recipe but did not find one. I guess I'll have to roll my own.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Thursday, July 5, 2007
The Countdown Begins...
It all started harmlessly enough; I had been recently separated from the company that was paying my bills so I decided to build a new application that I felt had value... but what? As is usually the case you stick to what you "think" you know. I was a "QA / Process Guy" not a technology guru. So I started thinking about the tools I used daily and what I liked and disliked about them; could I make them better? Perhaps not but I might be able to make them more usable for the average end user and surely I had enough experience to help others. With the help of my partner in crime, we set off on this journey.
The world of developing web applications is very different from the client-server and embedded applications I developed more than a decade ago. New technologies have emerged, SOA, Ajax and the explosion of Open Source tools and applications presented me with a personal challenge to learn to program again.
In the next few weeks, my partner and I will be revealing the Beta version of our efforts. We hope you check it out and let us know what you think of it and if you can see value in it.
The world of developing web applications is very different from the client-server and embedded applications I developed more than a decade ago. New technologies have emerged, SOA, Ajax and the explosion of Open Source tools and applications presented me with a personal challenge to learn to program again.
In the next few weeks, my partner and I will be revealing the Beta version of our efforts. We hope you check it out and let us know what you think of it and if you can see value in it.
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