Does it have an API, so I can integrate with other systems? If not, is that planned for?
There are definitely plans for an API, but its not there yet.
Second the need for an API. I could see so many plugins for this (github being the first)
Joel Spolsky Launches Trello - Organize Anything Together
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#192This is a very good organizing tool. Reasons:
- I do the exact same thing, but using post-its. Here is a photo of one of my early methods: http://i.imgur.com/hEVtT.jpg. Later I started using post-its for the tasks, so that they could be resorted.
- I was thinking of making the exact same app, by converting by manual process mentioned above to an automated one. Design docs: http://i.imgur.com/VGtJI.jpg. Here is the Adobe Air version of the application done by an intern in a few days: http://wikisend.com/download/962662/FinalVersion.air
- The most important productivity reasons that I noticed AFTER using this method were: 1) Limits to a few projects on my screen at at time 2) Can assign priorities by drag-drop (or unstick and paste) 3) Can see projects and tasks in one look
- The point is, that if I had time to develop an app to automate my manual workflow, Trello would have been the exact type of app I would have made, verifying that software development project managers are also going this route.
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#193Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would really like a tool that would allow a spec and development notes to evolve just as a program evolves. It should start out with being as simple and low-overhead to use as a few post-it notes, but as the projects gets bigger it should be possible to impose structure, like categorize notes into functional spec or requirement, user stories etc, prioritize etc.
I believe this is called literate programming (LP), which focuses on real documentation (in the broader sense, including specs, etc) rather than mere API docs. There are quite a lot of LP tools, many of them being independent from the language. However, LP is not about tools. I've written LP programs that don't need any extra tool[1]. Rather, LP is about putting the documentation (spec, requirements, etc) at the high…
Have you written up your approach to / experiences with literate programming anywhere?
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#194Nearly freaked out when I saw this as it's very similar to something I'm working on but, on closer inspection it's just a surface design similarity.
Glad to see positive reaction anyway, sometimes seeing a product that's like to the one your working come out isn't a bad thing, it just tells you your on the right track
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#195Earlier quoted context omitted.
Node, Backbone, CoffeeScript and MongoDB
what framework(s) on the node side?
Express, Async, Mongoose, Redis, Socket.io, CoffeeScript, Less, and Underscore, off the top of my head. We also use Node Inspector during development; that's a great little tool.
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#196Joel, serious question, if you're listening. In the blog post, you mention that these teams are adopting the Lean Startup philosophy of ship early and ship often. Does that mean that you've softened on the "never ever write any code without a spec" dogma from "the Joel Test"? I've personally found that when you're doing tight iterations and continuous deployment, writing old-school spec documents feels, well, old-sch…
It's more complicated than that, and it's hard to answer here. Basically -- if you're building something big and complicated and you should know exactly how it's going to work, a big written spec really helps. If you're building something brand new, a startup, or a crazy idea that you need to test quickly and iterate, you should use lots of little specs. It's ok if the specs aren't so fancy... a detailed map of what…
Hey Joel, this is terrific, and what's on my mind for quite a long time. None of the present kanban implementations are good, and I've been thinking of using node+socket+backbone to build one in my spare time. I've also downloaded the iPhone version but it lacks a lot of polish. TL;DR I like trello, and could I join your fabulous team?
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#197Oh you US people, I get internal server error when I try to activate account which contains ä character in the full name field... And when trying to change my name from the account page: Display Name can only contain letters, numbers, spaces, or the following characters: -_'.@+ Does this affect the Google account login also, it doesn't work for me either.
Same problem with the ü in my name.
Re: Joel Spolsky Launches Trello - Organize Anything Together
#198Oh you US people, I get internal server error when I try to activate account which contains ä character in the full name field... And when trying to change my name from the account page: Display Name can only contain letters, numbers, spaces, or the following characters: -_'.@+ Does this affect the Google account login also, it doesn't work for me either.
Same for me, with an "ñ" in my last name.
Kinda ironic after reading Spolsky's article "The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!" :D
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#199It definitely has all the trappings of a Fog Creek app: - The overall UI: built by programmers who dabble in design - A seven(!) minute video about how _simple_ it is to use. It's easy! Instead of just raising your hand, you mark a light on the corresponding tote board, which informs your manager that you need more information. I hate to be contrarian, but there are many other apps out there that solve this problem m…
Harumph, grouchy pants. Well, one of the designer/UI peeps at 37signals liked it! so there! http://twitter.com/#!/rjs/status/113751685091950592 But in typical usenet style, I will engage each of your points directly and anxiously await your rebuttal. - "The UI stinks." I think this is the number one thing we've gotten praise for. It's hard to please everyone, but overwhelmingly people have told us the opposite of wha…
"The UI stinks", but I like idea and functionality behind. Just like online group sticky note board I'd like to use
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#200Going for Basecamp's jugular :)