A modern web centric development-deployment environment
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This document discusses a modern, web-centric software development and deployment environment. It outlines key driving forces behind web-based tools like ubiquity, platform independence, and enabling remote work. Specific tools are mentioned for source control (Subversion), documentation (MediaWiki), modules repository (Ivy), project management (FogBugz), and remote assistance (Copilot). Some open issues with user interfaces and standards are also noted. The document concludes by mentioning software products and games from Olympya.
A modern web centric development-deployment environment
- 1. A Modern, Web-centric Development & Deployment Environment Paulo Mattos Technical Director Olympya [email protected]
- 2. Goal • Give a brief overview of some state-of-the-art Web-based tools capable of providing an integrated software development & deployment suite
- 3. Agenda • Driving Forces • Web Tools – Source Control & Browser – Documentation Archive – Modules Repository – Project Management – Remote Assistance • Open Issues • Olympya Software products and games
- 4. Agenda • Driving Forces • Web Tools – Source Control & Browser – Documentation Archive – Modules Repository – Project Management – Remote Assistance • Open Issues • Olympya Software products and games
- 5. Driving Forces • Why Web-based? • An ubiquitous, widely deployed client – a.k.a. web browser • Truly OS-independent solution – client & server platforms • A quasi-universal linking mechanism – i.e., URLs – nice bootstrapping facility • Enables telecommuters – part-time & full-time
- 6. Driving Forces • Intranet/Internet ready • Leverages web browsers built-in features: – searching, linking, spell checking, plugins, etc • Leverages web servers built-in features: – security, caching, logging, etc • Compatible with best-of-breed strategy – basic tools integration is relatively easy • Some nice (and free) toolkits available: – GWT, Ruby on Rails, JSF, etc
- 7. Agenda • Driving Forces • Web Tools – Source Control & Browser – Documentation Archive – Modules Repository – Project Management – Remote Assistance • Open Issues • Olympya Software products and games
- 8. Agenda • Driving Forces • Web Tools – Source Control & Browser – Documentation Archive – Modules Repository – Project Management – Remote Assistance • Open Issues • Olympya Software products and games
- 9. Source Control → Subversion • Free software @ Tigris • Major improvements over CVS • Nicely integrated in many IDEs • Good match for XP teams • A real, cheap alternative to Perforce – standard tool on many shops – ~$800 per user – highly scalable (really shines on massive codebases) • subversion.tigris.org
- 10. Source Browser → OpenGrok • Free software @ Sun • Integrates with Subversion (among others) • Wicked fast searching! • Usable URLs – works nice as a code pointer facility • Provides a poor man’s SCM tool – i.e., just read-only access • www.opensolaris.org/os/project/opengrok – @ src.olympya.com/opengrok
- 11. Agenda • Driving Forces • Web Tools – Source Control & Browser – Documentation Archive – Modules Repository – Project Management – Remote Assistance • Open Issues • Olympya Software products and games
- 12. Documentation Archive→Wiki • Free software @ Wikimedia Foundation • Collaborative editing • Built-in version control • Nice (and improving) searching facility • Good for hyperlinked docs archive – but bad when fine-grained formatting is needed • Learning curve for WYSIWYG-style users • www.mediawiki.org – @ docs.olympya.com
- 13. Agenda • Driving Forces • Web Tools – Source Control & Browser – Documentation Archive – Modules Repository – Project Management – Remote Assistance • Open Issues • Olympya Software products and games
- 14. Modules Repository → Ivy • Free software @ Apache • Stores proprietary/third-party modules/APIs • Dependencies are explicitly stated – Transitive dependencies • Highly based on XML technologies – e.g., XSD, XSLT, XPath • Cross-linked APIs documentations • incubator.apache.org/ivy – @ lib.olympya.com
- 15. Agenda • Driving Forces • Web Tools – Source Control & Browser – Documentation Archive – Modules Repository – Project Management – Remote Assistance • Open Issues • Olympya Software products and games
- 16. Project Management→FogBugz • Not free software! – but still cheap • Designed from the ground-up for software teams – tracks new features & known bugs – but also helps with external inquiries • treats e-mails as a 1º class citizen • includes discussion groups facility
- 17. Project Management→FogBugz • Induces a very lightweight workflow • Covers full software product lifecycle • Plays nicely with others tools • Upcoming features (for 6.0): – Integrated WYSIWYG-style Wiki! – Built-in Google-like search engine • e.g., fields/axes – Statistical , evidence-based scheduling • www.fogbugz.com – @ cases.olympya.com
- 18. Agenda • Driving Forces • Web Tools – Source Control & Browser – Documentation Archive – Modules Repository – Project Management – Remote Assistance • Open Issues • Olympya Software products and games
- 19. Remote Assistance → Copilot • Not free software! But pricing model is flexible: – Day Pass for $5/24 hours – Monthly subscription ≤ $0.25/minute – Both ends can be charged • No installation/configuration required – only a small, temporary download (~½ MB) • Works through virtually all firewalls • Highly secure – 128-bit SSL encryption • www.copilot.com – Free 2 minute Test Drive
- 20. Agenda • Driving Forces • Web Tools – Source Control & Browser – Documentation Archive – Modules Repository – Project Management – Remote Assistance • Open Issues • Olympya Software products and games
- 21. Open Issues • User interface not as smooth as desktop apps – rich client technologies can help (e.g., AJAX, Flex, etc) • FogBugz ≥ 5.0 uses AJAX • Single sign-in demands extra effort – Linux Yellow Pages – Windows Active Directory • Minors browsers incompatibilities – “The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.” - Andrew Tanenbaum • Stronger authentication – no out-of-the box support for key-based methods – …but HTTPS can provide some additional security
- 22. Agenda • Driving Forces • Web Tools – Source Control & Browser – Documentation Archive – Modules Repository – Project Management – Remote Assistance • Open Issues • Olympya Software products and games
- 23. Olympya Software • Olympya products and games • Sites – www.futweb.com.br – http://futweb.com.br/ole – www.olympya.com • Our videos