I am sure everyone was eagerly waiting for news about the website project, and I guess I have some.
The site is fully functional. I actually had all the major pieces working at the end of last week, and spent my project time over the past week applying the style elements to make it look like an actual website instead of just a test project.
Just for reference, this was the log in screen a week ago:
It does everything a log in screen needs to do, but it certainly doesn’t look fancy. The log in screen wasn’t complex but it’s an easy example. Here is what it looks like today:
There is a lot more I could do, just in the area of the appearance, but I am working with a deadline of roughly “have it working by June” so I am trying not to get too lost in the weeds polishing up the parts that don’t have to be there in release 1.
Speaking of things that still need to get done, here is the project board as of a few hours ago:
As you can see there is a lot left in the “To Do” column, and I can promise some of it isn’t ever going to get done, but having it all listed out at least lets me apply some form of priority when I look for the next thing to knock out.
I should say a little about Trello. It’s meant to be an approximation of the sticky notes on a dry erase board that are so popular when planning projects (software or otherwise). Most of the coolness of the system doesn’t come into play when I am the only person using the board, but I still have found it to be somewhat helpful.
We use a product on my current project at work that provides far more features, none of which do we actually use. And the features come at a cost both in money and in a clunky interface. I keep have been pushing to use this instead, but there is a lot of attachment to the idea that we will someday use all the extra features (and I suppose the fact that we are already paying for the current solution). Anyway if you are looking for a way to organize a few people and a few dozen tasks, Trello might be something to play with.
going back to the website, my next task is to get my actual hosting setup such that I can deploy a Django app there. Also I just realized I don’t have any tasks on the board for that… but I know what they are 😉
With any luck you will all be able to read this post, meaning I haven’t managed to break wordpress or any other major component of the existing website!
-Jordan
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