Comments on: Wish List Item #1: Agile Development in a Box

By: Diego Pires Plentz

Diego Pires Plentz — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 23:13:30 +0000

http://buildix.thoughtworks.com/

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By: Viva La Chipperfish » Agile Development in a Box, part 2.

Viva La Chipperfish » Agile Development in a Box, part 2. — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:28:09 +0000

[...] 2. Filed under: python, development — Jason Huggins @ 4:25 am It looks like my dream has come true. Great job, Jim! [via Blue Sky on Mars] [...]

By: Alan Wilensky

Alan Wilensky — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:25:36 +0000

I am old and stupid now, and I learn very slowly. 20 years ago, I was a fairly slick Forth and Firmware man; I wrote the code that controlled scientific instruments.

Many decades passed, and I did more writing and industry research….but I wanted to create a killer web app. I found Ruby on Rails, and I am still finding it a long climb after being out the game for so long.

Whay not just a development system that you can yell into a michrophone and say, “Heeeyyyyyy, mista computah….I wanna portal for open dispatching of tow trucks and mpbile locksmiths for the auction trade?”

By: PeterVG

PeterVG — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:13:37 +0000

A $1000 box would be cheaper than losing a week for setup and configuration. Where is your order form?

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:27:55 +0000

Any thoughts on http://duckdown.blogspot.com/2005/12/software-development-has-absolutely.html

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 21:40:47 +0000

JanC, yes that’s helpful. Thanks!

By: JanC

JanC — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:59:00 +0000

This might be helpful…
http://www.informatik.fh-muenchen.de/~schieder/ubuntu-livecd-customize/

By: Administrator

Administrator — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 18:43:32 +0000

Yes, I’m not disagreeing that a liveCD is good for trying out or showcasing stuff. In fact, Django could be easier to install and setup. (I’m sure this will be improved in time, whether “AdiaB” is the solution or not.)

Howerer, my point is AdiaB is useful for setting up the permanent core infrastructure for an agile project. This always takes the first week or so of an agile project. Once the software is installed, mailing lists setup, cruise control and subversion and trac properly configured… only then can you actually begin writing real code. AdiaB wouldn’t primarily be used for demos and showcases (although I see how it could be used for that)… the primary purpose is three-fold: 1) Reduce the time it takes to setup a new project to just a few hours, 2) Automating tedious manual tasks that bring me no joy, like configuring Trac, Subversion, etc… 3) By automating the tasks, I reduce the chance for human error.

By: Jure

Jure — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 00:42:33 +0000

You can use it to test/showcase stuff and afterwards people can also install it.

It is not much different from normal installaton. Just different distribution method.

By: Administrator

Administrator — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 17:09:41 +0000

Sure, installing a liveCD onto a hard drive would work, but then how is this different than a normal “install” CD?