I am doing some side projects at my "copious" spare time (getting up at 5am and work for 2 hours). I think it would be a shame if I end up wasting time. So, I wonder if any of you, in your one-man project, use any software development methodologies (scrum)? Any project management software (evernote)? Or do you relax and not keep track of it at all?
Ask HN: How do you manage your one-man project?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your one-man project?
#2I found it best to keep it simple when you're just a one-man show. I use Google docs to keep track of requirements/stories and to track time I use https://github.com/samg/timetrap.
Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your one-man project?
#3I would avoid anything that distracts you from the main job in hand - working on the projects.
Lists are good - things to do both "must have" and "would like" - plus "yet to be tested" as things develop. Anything you cant just keep reliably in your head.
Carry a notebook around to jot ideas and sketches when you are doing other things.
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#4I switched to using a Macbook Air. Although it was a bit pricier and not as powerful as a Macbook Pro or Windows laptop, I find the portability encourages me to take it everywhere and even sneak in a few minutes of side project work before bed.
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#5I use Trello. I have just one board. I keep one list per project, plus a list for ideas, and a list for priority TODOs -- stuff I need to get done today or tomorrow but for whatever reason didn't do immediately.
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#6PivotalTracker takes care of my needs. It is just the right scale for keeping track of what needs doing and organizing it into an order.
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#7I use evernote with a notebook stack (action pending, completed, ideas) for development projects and using a modified version of the secret weapon I manage all my side projects in there.
Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your one-man project?
#8I'm constantly doing side projects, most of the time more than one at once. Found Asana to be an awesome tool to keep track of tasks and you can even expose it to your clients so they can comment on them. If you want to keep it even more simple I recommend wunderlist
Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your one-man project?
#9I just use the Issue Tracker and Wiki on Bitbucker or Github (depending on the project).
I find that since I'm using the source control anyway, I may as well keep a track of everything there too.
Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your one-man project?
#10Plain text. In my case Emacs org-mode.