Umm.. **I** have to be able to use it ASAP. I don't care about others on this project because it is mine. I need it to get to an MVP ASAP so:
* I don't get bored and abandon it * I can show it to people and get ego points and be proud * Other people can use it to "Code like Bozo"(tm) * I need to make sure that, while this is all totally code cuddling, I'm GSDW. On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Tim Erickson <[email protected]> wrote: > Honestly, Justin, I wonder re: the validity of Minimal Viable Product here, > unless your potential customer pool is 1 (one). A Jedi never sells his > lightsaber, and you're liable to cut yourself on mine if you borrow it. But > analogies aside, I think the value of this exercise diminishes quickly once > you start imagining what another developer wants and stop asking yourself > what you need. The overlap between different developers' needs is > interesting in the abstract but less practical in building one's own IDE. > > An anxiety of mine in this exercise is that someone will imagine so many > different things that people might need, that we/they'll end up with another > VS, or worse yet, a plug-in ecosystem (Eclipse anyone?). > Am I alone here? I'm happier that way, if I am, anyway ;-) > > Tim > > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Justin Bozonier <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Haha! >> >> No way! Dog food it! That'll get you to a minimal viable product quick! >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Ian Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Now that's just counter productive - especially if you have bugs in the >>> open/edit/save code. Build the IDE with the IDE once it makes you >>> better/faster and start to GSDW. Doesn't do any good to look like a VIM newb >>> in your own IDE ;) >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Justin Bozonier >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Oh and extra points if you build your IDE with your IDE. ;) Hawt >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ian Davis >>> http://innovatian.com >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en.
