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Please tell me what kind of programs you use insted of JIRA/confluence. I don't like jira because the design is so Java style. For example I like the PivotalTracker for tracking fresh projects.
What do you suggest? THX!
Phabricator is a suite of web applications that help software companies communicate about software effectively. It was created at Facebook.
Didn't try it yet, but looks like a good option.
For Project Management, Trello is a sweet free alternative, albeit with much fewer features.
For sharing files with the team, Google Drive is a good option (the shared folders feature is awesome).
For VCS+more, you can use something simple like Github, or more powerful tools like Redmine or Kiln.
A quick search on Google gets you more quasi-interesting projects:
FogBugz (Fog Creek software, again)
Gemini
Squish
Bontq
Elementool
YouTRACK (from the lovely chaps who make InteliJ IDEA)
Lighthouse
The Bug Genie
personally i like http://leankitkanban.com for my project/ task tracking and i use http://pbworks.com for my wiki at work
i think its complete personal taste though
Redmine is a good alternative. It combines wiki and issue tracker pretty well.
Maybe CounterSoft Gemini works for you?
Mindtouch is really great. They have a community version, and their scripting is very intuitive. Searching is fast, and their user community is really lively.
Try with Fusion Forge is nice http://www.fusionforge.org/ works for me..
A lot of projects in our company use Trac (see The Trac Project). It is a combination of a lightweight wiki, issue tracker and integrator for Subversion commits. Written in Python, there are some plugins available for it, so it may expanded pretty easy. I like JIRA and Confluence more, but that is a personal preference.
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I'm looking for a AaaS to handle the agile/scrum project management for a commercial software development project. We are probably going to use git as SCM and ideally we would like to have a good integration between the code changes in SCM and the tasks/bugs in the project management. I've narrowed down the search to a few options:
Redmine: Mainstream open source, free software development management tool. Tasks, bugs, wiki, blogs, time tracking, git integration, pretty much everything we need. Not hosted. Could be deployed in-house or in a PaaS like CloudFoundry.
JIRA: Lots of features. Integration with Git, Eclipse, plenty of plugins, plenty of functionality. 1 to 4 $/month/person/application. Limited integration with google apps.
Zoho Projects: New generation of management apps, fully integrated with google apps (calendar, docs, tasks). Task Management, Document Sharing, Time Tracking & Billing, Bug Tracking Software, Gantt Charts, Project Wiki, Project Chat, Project Calendar, Project Forums. With bug tracker, ticketing, git integration. Quite expensive (Projects $299 / year, Bug Tracker Add-on $299 / year)
Yodiz: Looks perfect for scrum (scrum board, release board, backlog, planning board, epics, sprints, releases). It has time sheets and integration with SCM, with automatic posting in the tasks/defects when the code is committed (http://app.yodiz.com/thirdparty/pages/git.vz?pid=6). Pricing 5$/user/month + 22$ month for GitHub. There is another similar software fogcreek (http://www.fogcreek.com) but it's VERY expensive.
Assembla: Everything under one roof. SCM repository + all the agile functionality (wiki, tickets, files, etc). 9$ to 99$ per month, 10$/user/month for assembla portfolio. Quite popular.
Assembla looks like a very good option, but I don't seem to find a loot of feedback about it. Could you give me your advice on Assembla, the other tools and maybe other different options.
An interesting project managament/CRM/bug trackers comparison spreadsheet:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en&key=0Ahw066SJeeSadFJGWXRTUVVfaE1WWmpkU09WUkt6Z0E&hl=en&gid=6
Assembla is good at integrating your SCM with your ticket/bug tracking. This is it's specialty. You can use Merge Requests for Code Review and Release Management. It has several ticket views for Management planning and Development planning. Every commit is able to be linked directly to tickets and you are able to track not only your bugs as they flow through the system, but the code that surrounds these bugs.
You should try it, there is a 30 day free trial that will allow you to use all of the various tools associated.
Looks like you are trying to look at different software alternatives for project management. Here is one good comprehensive list (and comparison) of the different tools you can use: http://blog.timedoctor.com/2011/02/02/43-project-management-software-alternatives
That should give you some really good alternatives and you can add that to your research.
Also take a look at SonicAgile.com -- designed specifically for Scrum and it includes support for backlogs, scrumboards, and burndown charts. I wrote a blog entry on its features here:
http://stephenwalther.com/archive/2012/08/08/announcing-sonicagile-an-agile-project-management-solution.aspx
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I'd like to know your experience finding a host for play applications on free or low-cost servers
So far now I found the following options:
Playapps (discontinued)
A cloud hosting solution by zenexity, the company behind play framework
module: http://www.playframework.org/modules/playapps-1.4/home
princing: http://www.playapps.net/pricing
Google Application Engine
module: http://www.playframework.org/modules/gae-1.4/home
cons: can't use mysql, should not use JPA
Instead of JPA it is advised to use siena
http://www.playframework.org/modules/siena-2.0.0/home
nice example: http://viralpatel.net/blogs/2011/01/first-play-framework-gae-siena-application-tutorial-example.html
Cloudbees
module: http://www.playframework.org/modules/cloudbees
floss: http://www.cloudbees.com/foss/
tutorial: http://wiki.cloudbees.com/bin/view/RUN/Playframework
dotCloud
module: http://www.playframework.org/modules/cloudbees
princing: https://www.dotcloud.com/pricing/
(there's a free plan with 10MB db)
AWS - Amazon Web Services
pricing: http://aws.amazon.com/en/ec2/#pricing
pricing: http://aws.amazon.com/en/elasticbeanstalk/#pricing
samples:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-javadev2-19/index.html
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-javadev2-16/index.html
Heroku for play!
princing: http://blog.heroku.com/archives/2011/8/29/play/
(seems like you get 1 web dyno + 5mb postresql dabate for free)
sample: http://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/play
Do you have any experience with one of these?
Any other option you know?
I had a bad experience with GAE, as you are forced to work with their API for many things, some components don't work as GAE blacklists some package they require, etc. Also, moving from GAE to another platform can be painful.
Amazon can get expensive depending on the resources you use. I don't know about the others.
The standard option would be Playapps.net, the basic plan is cheap and it provides everything you might need.
Another alternative is to pick a cheap Linode and set it up yourself. It's a bit more expensive and more work, but better value for the bucks.
I am big fan of Cloudbees. I have hosted a few apps there and the load time is fast. Also, they have good support and a great team.
I've just found a new free option
http://community.jboss.org/blogs/thomas.heute/2011/08/12/lets-play-on-the-red-hat-cloud-using-the-play-framework-on-openshift-express-and-jbossas7
Red hat cloud, Openshift express... I'll update the question...
another option I've just found is VmWare's cloudfondry
here is a tutorial on how to configure it for play! apps
http://iambivas.blogspot.com/2011/08/running-play-framework-application-on.html
no pricing yet, but I guess there will be an affordable option...
edit: a new module for play
module: http://www.playframework.org/modules/cloudfoundry
an article talking about unexpensive java hosting solutions
http://veerasundar.com/blog/2009/12/hosting-java-applications-in-the-web/
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What project collaboration tools do you recommend for maintaining tasks, bugs, collaborating, messaging, storing files, wiki, etc?
I had a look at Remember The Milk, but not sure if it's ideal! Backpack looks good and reasonably priced; has anyone used it?
I find it nice to have one web based project management tool in which I can get an overview of everything related to the project(s). This includes user (developer) administration, wiki, repository and most importantly time tracking with road mapping.
Redmine does the job for me.
And I normally use a git repository with it. It can be a wee bit difficult to set up on your web server but I found that it was worth the effort.
There's also related questions on stackoverflow like Project tracking/management tool.
Good luck.
I've used unfuddle which is quite good. It has a ticket based workflow along with git and subversion hosting.
A single project account is free, with payed accounts being charged by number of projects and amount of storage space used.
The Atlassian products are great but not cheap.
Jira for bug tracking
Confluence for wiki/collaboration
Pair this with Google App
Email
Chat
And you're rolling.
I would personally look into Mindtouch's products. There are even extensions/plugins that are suited to software development teams.
I'd recommend giving TeamLab a try. Maintaining tasks, collaborating, messaging, storing and editing files and wiki are featured. The only thing they lack is bug tracking.
Perhaps, if you can wait, Google Wave might be a good fit.
Depending on the size of you team (and other factors) a combination of Subversion & BugZilla might suffice.
Of course, Microsoft swears by it's VS Team Systems (haven't used it as the price tag is prohibitive)
TortoiseSVN is comfortable.
I would seriously look into Code Collaborator
Lighthouse is awesome if you want a hosted solution. It's basically the same as Basecamp, except with a software development focus.
The best I've used so far is SmartSheet (www.smartsheet.com) - I feel like one of those TV salesmen...spreadsheet like interface, stores all size files (and file versions), allows for discussions, alerts and reminders. Very flexible and easy to use.
I've heard of a few teams that use Basecamp, but I've always just used Trac. Trac is opensource and has a decent API for extensions.
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Related to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/139944/where-can-one-find-free-software-icons-images
I have a need for free weather-related icons. Specifically, I need icons that you might see in a ten-day forecast (clear day/night, rainy day/night, etc.) Where might I find such images?
Requirements: Like the author of the question linked above, I would prefer to not rip anyone's intellectual property off.
Weather.com has a free xml service for which they provide an SDK. The SDK includes icons in 3 sizes (31x31, 61x61, and 93x93) for about 48 weather conditions. I cannot find anything in their agreement that forbids using the icons for anything but their service. (Nor does it specifically grant free redistribution)
They are quite nice so it might be worth looking into:
http://www.weather.com/services/xmloap.html
http://flagrantdisregard.com/fd-weather-icons/
This is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence so can be used in commercial works (with attribution)
http://jyrik.deviantart.com/art/Weather-Icons-Shiny-5215175
This is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 licence and can't be used commercially.
These aren't great but they are on the NOAA site and they have many to choose from. See http://www.nws.noaa.gov/weather/images/fcicons/
Well a quick Google for "weather icons" produced good results. Or places like deviantART (2nd link) are a good bet.
The Buuf Icon set contains a subdirectory Things/Weda with 15 weather icons in it. It is CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0. No good for commercial apps, but okay if you are looking for something for a free app which I assume you are since you aren't willing to pay ;)
Hi you can find some really great icons here
http://tango.freedesktop.org/Tango_Desktop_Project
it's an openSource icon theme
You might The Open Clip Art website
This project aims to create an archive of user contributed clip art that can be freely used. All graphics submitted to the project should be placed into the Public Domain according to the statement by the Creative Commons.
http://openclipart.org/media/tags/weather
http://www.fordesigner.com/maps//3800-0.htm there is a free weather icons..
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What are some resources for getting started writing a Firefox Addon? Is there an API guide somewhere? Is there a getting started tutorial somewhere? Is there a developer discussion board somewhere?
We tried to make https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions answer all those questions. The first three links in the documentation section are about getting started (that includes something like Adam's link, before it became stale). The newsgroup and the irc channel in the Community section are the official discussion boards.
Mozilla is very complex, so any kind of API guide would be overwhelming and hard to write. So your best bet is to check the code snippets page (also linked from the MDC Extensions page), then search MDC/google, then ask in the forums.
The official page listed above is good, but this is the most useful page I have found to get started:
http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/01/28/how-to-develop-a-firefox-extension/
More recent official post
And I found starting with an extension generated from the Add-on Builder to be a great start also. You go right to tweaking JavaScript and seeing what happens:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/tools/builder
You are also really going to want to be able to debug, you have two choices for that:
ChromeBug - Which gives you FireBug for Firefox Extensions.
WebStorm, but you need to use the early-access version and it currently requires a patch I wrote.
Here's the official starter page from Mozilla for writing your first extension.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Your_first_WebExtension
I found greasemonkey to be a great starting point... I used it to create some functionality for a site, then I used this script compiler to turn my script into a working add-on. Of course it's machine generated... but it's very few files and pretty easy to understand. Just unzip the .xpi and tinker away.
This is a great resource to start learning how to build a FireFox extension:
How to create Firefox extensions
This is an awesome tutorial and will covers most type of extensions.
Edit: Updated link to use archived copy since original page no longer exists
This has the best solutions:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Extensions
but you can try greasemonkey script compiler