Quick Update

Just thought I’d post a quick update. I’m working on the single-user version of Bugzai. I’m calling it Bugzai Jr.

It is a JavaScript application that’ll support offline usage.

I’m creating a custom ORM for use with Safari, Google Gears, and Adobe AIR. So I’m sure it’ll run on those platforms, at least.

I’ll post more specifics about that later, for now you can see the initial (partially functional) version at github.

Anyway, I expect I’ll have a (truly beta) version of Bugzai Jr. ready in a few weeks.

Decisions, Decisions

After some time evaluating what I want from a bug tracker, I’ve decided to go forward with these three goals in mind:

Bugzai needs…

• to be simple to use.
• to support multiple users.
• to run on multiple platforms. (yes, that means Mac/Linux/Windoze)

Support for multiple users was the number one feature request I received. But that’s not the biggest one on the list, methinks. Multiple platforms? Yeah, that’s the one.

So what to do? The obvious choice is making Bugzai a web app. I could to that. But what’s the fun of that? There are hundreds of those. Granted, none as clean or simple as I would like. But really, I want the responsiveness of a desktop app. Typical webapps are nowhere near that good.

I decided to make a bit of a half-breed using SproutCore. Bugzai will be a JavaScript application. I’ll probably write a Cocoa/WebKit wrapper for Mac (or use Fluid, not sure yet) to add some extra features. Perhaps I’ll use Mozilla for Linux and Windows.

I’ll document the process with such a young framework here, on this blog.

Oh, and I added an RSS feed to make it easier for you to keep tabs on things.

Still Working

I know it’s been quiet around here, but that doesn’t mean nothing is happening! Honestly. :-D
I haven’t pushed out a new release lately because I’m re-evaluating my vision of Bugzai. I’ve been playing with a couple of different UI patterns and general workflows. I haven’t reached a decision yet, but here’s what I can tell you.
Going forward, Bugzai will be multi-user. It will remain very simplistic (easy to use). It will be heavily based on WebKit technology. There may be a Bugzai WebService offering for hosting your bug databases… More on that later.
Oh, and I gave the website a face lift too. It’s a little less generic now.

To Tag, Or Not To Tag

That is the question; Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea to troubles, and by opposing, end them.

Yeah, OK. Enough Shakespeare. But I am considering adding tagging to Bugzai. But I'm not quite sure. There are times when I would use it... Hmmm. What do you guys think?

Version 0.6.2

New in this release:

• Undo support when adding and removing Collections and Bugs
• UI cleanup

Version 0.6.1

New additions:

• Bug sorting. All bugs are sorted by completion then priority. The completed items will be on the bottom, the highest priority on top.
• Summaries for completed bugs are grayed out.
• Preference for creating an Untitled document on startup.
• Preference for re-opening active documents on startup.

Hot off the presses! If you find any bugs, or have feature requests, just click "Send Feedback..." under the Application menu.

Not-so-Private Beta!

Ah, welcome! I see you've found the blog for this private-via-obscurity beta of Bugzai.

Bugzai is a personal bug tracker. It's a desktop application, so you don't have to mess with installing server software.

Get it here: Bugzai.dmg