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Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo

#41
Is there a proper way to use this project without commiting files to git ? I just want to try it out in a project I'm working on, but don't want to put it in the history.

What I did is to add the backlog folder into the .gitignore file, but after every command I get a lengthy error about a git command error.

And even if I were to add these files to my repository, I would want to add them manually.

Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo

#43
post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Will definitely do. I am also planning to run a benchmark with various models to see which one is more effective at building a full product starting from a PRD and using backlog for managing tasks

Is there an established benchmark for building a full product? - SWE-bench leaderboard: https://www.swebench.com/ - Which metrics for e.g. "SWE-Lancer: a benchmark of freelance software engineering tasks from Upwork"? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43101314 - MetaGPT, MGX: https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT : > Software Company as Multi-Agent System > MetaGPT takes a one line requirement as input and o…

You have compiled an interesting list of benchmarks and adjacent research. The implicit question is whether an established benchmark for building a full product exists.

After reviewing all this, what is your actual conclusion, or are you asking? Is the takeaway that a comprehensive benchmark exists and we should be using it, or is the takeaway that the problem space is too multifaceted for any single benchmark to be meaningful?

Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo

#44
> Markdown-native tasks -- manage every issue as a plain .md file

> Rich query commands -- view, list, filter, or archive tasks with ease

If these things appeal to you and you haven’t already looked at it, the GitHub CLI tool gh is very useful. For instance:

    gh repo clone MrLesk/Backlog.md
    cd Backlog.md
    gh issue view 140
    gh issue view 140 --json body --template "{{.body}}"
https://cli.github.com

You can do things like fork repos, open pull requests from your current branch, etc.

Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo

#47
post #2

I threw Claude Code at an existing codebase a few months back and quickly quit— untangling its output was slower than writing from scratch. The fix turned out to be process, not model horsepower. Iteration timeline ================== • 50 % task success - added README.md + CLAUDE.md so the model knew the project. • 75 % - wrote one markdown file per task; Codex plans, Claude codes. • 95 %+ - built Backlog.md, a CLI t…

>ChatGPT app (Codex) → GitHub app → ChatGPT app → GitHub merge

I look forward to a future where we are reduced to rubberstamping fully-agentic-generated code on our glass slates for $0.01 eurodollars a PR.

Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo

#48
post #41

Is there a proper way to use this project without commiting files to git ? I just want to try it out in a project I'm working on, but don't want to put it in the history. What I did is to add the backlog folder into the .gitignore file, but after every command I get a lengthy error about a git command error. And even if I were to add these files to my repository, I would want to add them manually.

Subrepo?

Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo

#49
post #41

Is there a proper way to use this project without commiting files to git ? I just want to try it out in a project I'm working on, but don't want to put it in the history. What I did is to add the backlog folder into the .gitignore file, but after every command I get a lengthy error about a git command error. And even if I were to add these files to my repository, I would want to add them manually.

There's a GH issue tracking the auto committing, and the author says they'll solve this today.

Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo

#50
post #41

Is there a proper way to use this project without commiting files to git ? I just want to try it out in a project I'm working on, but don't want to put it in the history. What I did is to add the backlog folder into the .gitignore file, but after every command I get a lengthy error about a git command error. And even if I were to add these files to my repository, I would want to add them manually.

see my comment regarding using it with aider
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