Working in teams.

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29 Jun. 2010, 01:45am
Riddle

Working in teams.

Searched around for an example of what a small team of programmers need to be able to work successfully in a team.
I found these:

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In no particular order

Version Control (SVN, Git, whatever flavor suits you best)
Unit Testing
Coding standards
Bug tracking system
Agile process - Scrum, XP, Crystal or some conglomeration of your own
Brief(!) daily status meetings (stand-ups)
Well designed shared office space (to promote communication)
IM Client (if not in shared office - I find I use this all the time to talk with our support folks)

It would be very wise for us to start using SVN and start assigning different modules to each individual. I'd be willing to help out on this, however, I don't plan to be programming leader. I have to much work IRL to be organizing another programming team, so I'll leave it to Alex to decide what to do. I'm just pitching ideas here.

I have no problem creating GUI classes to make it easier on you guys (for Python). Or sharing some of my already created classes. Anyways, it's up to the rest of you. :)
29 Jun. 2010, 02:11am
MattSmith

Personally. I prefer working by myself. It makes it easier. So. Just sharing modules we all make would be a great idea. I think pastebin will do good for that.
29 Jun. 2010, 09:38am
Artificial

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Originally Posted by Riddle

Searched around for an example of what a small team of programmers need to be able to work successfully in a team.
I found these:

It would be very wise for us to start using SVN and start assigning different modules to each individual. I'd be willing to help out on this, however, I don't plan to be programming leader. I have to much work IRL to be organizing another programming team, so I'll leave it to Alex to decide what to do. I'm just pitching ideas here.

I have no problem creating GUI classes to make it easier on you guys (for Python). Or sharing some of my already created classes. Anyways, it's up to the rest of you. :)

I think an SVN is a great idea. Definitely want to implement one. As for the GUI, it's probably best if we use an existing library, such as PyGTK or wxPython.
29 Jun. 2010, 11:35am
Bman

Yea, the SVN will be a great help. Its easy access and we all work together.

Lets say chad worked on something, then he was finished, we could download it, re work it, and re upload it. That way our development is never really slow, and we dont have to do the same boring thing every time.
29 Jun. 2010, 06:01pm
Riddle

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Originally Posted by Artificial

I think an SVN is a great idea. Definitely want to implement one. As for the GUI, it's probably best if we use an existing library, such as PyGTK or wxPython.

I was thinking of making a Wrapper over the graphics class to make things simpler. I was checking out PyQT4. Seems pretty good, it comes with many classes, even HTTP classes... It also has a Proxy Class. I'm not sure how optimized they are, so some testing is needed.

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29 Jun. 2010, 06:03pm
Riddle

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Originally Posted by Bman

Yea, the SVN will be a great help. Its easy access and we all work together.

Lets say chad worked on something, then he was finished, we could download it, re work it, and re upload it. That way our development is never really slow, and we dont have to do the same boring thing every time.

The only problem is that some people don't like to share crucial parts of their sources. Another problem is that if a problem would arise between LG and a programmer, there's always the chance that sources will be leaked. Gotta think about things like that too. :P

As attractive as it sounds... I really don't care much about my sources, it's not like we're creating complicated software of any kind or anything... lol
29 Jun. 2010, 07:56pm
Bman

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Originally Posted by Riddle

The only problem is that some people don't like to share crucial parts of their sources. Another problem is that if a problem would arise between LG and a programmer, there's always the chance that sources will be leaked. Gotta think about things like that too. :P

As attractive as it sounds... I really don't care much about my sources, it's not like we're creating complicated software of any kind or anything... lol

Yea I understand that.

It would still be nice though, we are a team, and I honestly think its time we act like it.
29 Jun. 2010, 08:10pm
Riddle

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Originally Posted by Bman

Yea I understand that.

It would still be nice though, we are a team, and I honestly think its time we act like it.

Oh, yeah, I second that motion. As I said, I don't really care about my sources, they're not really that complicated to create... lol
29 Jun. 2010, 08:18pm
Bman

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Originally Posted by Riddle

Oh, yeah, I second that motion. As I said, I don't really care about my sources, they're not really that complicated to create... lol

Same here :P
I dont mind sharing my code, as long as I get some credits :D
30 Jun. 2010, 01:32am
MattSmith

I dont mind sharing code with people i trust wont steal it and call it there own.
30 Jun. 2010, 01:43am
Bman

I dont think any of us here on this team is going to do so o.O
30 Jun. 2010, 02:00am
Riddle

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Originally Posted by Bman

I dont think any of us here on this team is going to do so o.O

I will! That way I'll be famous around the 10yo's and I can lure them into my ice cream truck with no problems! >:]
30 Jun. 2010, 03:12am
MattSmith

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Originally Posted by Riddle

I will! That way I'll be famous around the 10yo's and I can lure them into my ice cream truck with no problems! >:]

You will do what?
30 Jun. 2010, 08:20am
Riddle

Yeah skate, I would. :/

Of course not...
30 Jun. 2010, 02:19pm
MattSmith

I dont even know what you guys are saying you will/wont do.... Im really confused.

EDIT:: Mk mk, i read the entire thread over. I gots it now. Rofl, i know our team wont.
30 Jun. 2010, 03:25pm
Riddle

lol skate, threads are meant to be read!!
30 Jun. 2010, 05:43pm
MattSmith

I meant i read it again. As in a second time.