12 June 2008
Getting better every day
We here at OSNAP.net love Agile programming - well, it’s actually a love/hate relationship.
For instance, we love the idea of breaking features down into tasks, and feature grouping into releases. We hate the structure of daily huddles (when it comes to this project; others, sure, daily huddles are amazingly powerful and necessary) and the many levels of testing (unit testing a Web site? That’s a tough one when there’s no compiling).
We’ve had a few meetings in the last weeks to discuss our plan of moving forward, and getting better. We’ve decided to roll out the next version of OSNAP.net - the one everyone has been waiting for - using Agile methodologies.
That means, little by little new or improved features will be showing up on the Web site. At first, the features will be part of the “Great White” release, sent to our beta testers to enjoy. As time rolls on, and we release full versions, we’ll be posting updates to the main Web site and to our e-mail list (remember that text box on our home page?).
We’re very excited about our workflow and our ability to roll out small changes instead of a great, big year-long process.We will of course keep you informed.
