I’ve just released a plugin called the Wiki Issue Details Plugin. This plugin adds a wiki macro to Redmine to make it easier to list the details of an issue on a wiki page. Getting the plugin A copy of the plugin can be downloaded from my Little Stream Software Projects or from GitHub. Just …
Tracking My Annual Goals
Having a long term plan helps measure progress towards your goals. I’ve used a simple spreadsheet for two years now to track my annual business goals and it’s helped me grow and accomplish things I never thought I could do. I was planning my 2010 goals and thought I would share the spreadsheet so it …
Answering My Own Contractor Questions
In a previous post I talked about some of the common questions I ask contractors in order to understand who they are and what kind of work they enjoy. I thought it would be a good idea to post my own answers here, so you can get an idea about who I am and how …
Rails Testing Optimization – Benchmark your tests
I’m a big believer in writing automated tests for applications. Whether it’s before coding or after, tests keep the application working and easy to maintain. But what can you do when the application and test suite grow and start taking a longer and longer to run? Redmine is starting to be affected by this problem, …
Grasshopper Government
A common idea shared by a lot of businesses is that working on government projects is slow and burdensome. One of my contacts in a national government emailed me with the following quote: It’s not true that things happen slowly in government. Rather, things happen quickly but very infrequently. Our mascot should be the frog …