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Are Single-Programmer Software Projects Doomed?
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Posted by Garland Coulson
Apr 14, 2014 at 04:58 AM
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
Garland, I’d be most interested in learning what your first choice for
>project management software was. In another post you mentioned Teamwork
>which I assume was your second.
Hello Alexander,
My first choice was ToDoList from Abstract Spoon. I loved the interface and found it very fast to work in.
The programmer was responsive to support queries, there were two lacks that were deal breakers for me.
1. The inability to email tasks (you can right click on them and email them, but that doesn’t work for web based email like gmail)
2. Lack of multiple people able to access
Great product for a person just managing their own projects, but if you are assigning tasks to others, it doesn’t work as well.
Posted by Garland Coulson
Apr 14, 2014 at 05:00 AM
Hugh wrote:
There’s no doubt that the proliferation of platforms presents what my
>business school lecturers would have called a ‘significant barrier to
>entry’. It means that a developer needs to add management to his (or
>her) skills - to ensure that he can run a team that can develop for
>several platforms at once. A relatively large dollop of capital may also
>be needed, to keep the team going over the development period, whereas
>once the developer could have done all the development himself in the
>time left over from his day job.
>
>Some sole developers may still get through the barrier, but it will be
>more difficult that it was five or ten years ago.
I agree Hugh. That was my point.,
Now, a programmer not only needs a desktop version for Windows, but also versions for Android, iOS, Mac, Chrome and Linux if they want everyone to use it. A much larger barrier both in time and money to build acceptance for a new program, even if it is excellent.